Vicki Van LommelRE: https://mastodon.social/@VickiVanLommel/116419400705792704
What are the risks of #UrbanSoilPollution how is it mitigated smart, and what is the feasibility of these measures?๐๏ธ
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This is the sixth article out of a series of articles about smart cities. Interested? The next article coming up on Friday next week.
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...Soil pollution is one of the main threats to human health and the environment. It is a threat you often cannot see. Similar levels of all types of #SoilPollution such as pesticides, microplastics, antibiotic resistance genes, and metal(loid)s are found in urban green spaces as well as nearby natural areas due to socio-economic factors." ๐
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...It hampers the ending of world hunger and poverty and securing health for all. It is an obstacle to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals with which the United Nations Member States aim to ensure peace and prosperity for people and the Earth. Most #SoilPollution comes from industrial processes and mining, poor waste management practices, unsustainable agricultural methods, chemical and nuclear spills, and armed conflicts...๐
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"Can smart cities deliver on their promise to be more sustainable, resilient and equitable than other cities?
Part IV: What are the risks of urban soil pollution, how is it mitigated smart, and what is the feasibility of these measures?๐
Soil fertility decreases due to pollution, which poses a threat to human health and the environment. Food and drinking water insecurity increases, and air quality and biodiversity decrease...๐
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Headlines AfricaAfrica: AI - 'African Govts Are Using 'Smart City' Systems to Monitor Dissent and Consolidate State Control': [IPS] CIVICUS discusses the spread of AI-powered surveillance in Africa with Wairagala Wakabi, executive director of the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and co-editor of Smart City Surveillance in Africa: Mapping Chinese AI Surveillance Across 11โฆ http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS4rQX #Africa #SmartCities #AISurveillance #DigitalRights #CivicTech
๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฃ๐๐?
The ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ~๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ.๐ด๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, driven by demand for precise mapping, infrastructure planning, and smart city development.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: https://www.kenresearch.com/industry-reports/asia-pacific-lidar-market?utm_source=Mastadon&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Aniket
ISECEE2026_OfficialAt ISECEE2026, discussions on smart cities will explore how technology and sustainability are transforming urban infrastructure.
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