By Irfan A. Qureshi/Donghyun Park/Husnain Fateh Ahmad | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-05 07:37 Share CLOSE People shop at a duty-free store in Haikou, capital of South China s Hainan province, on Nov 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wellness provides a more balanced and holistic view of a country s development than its per capita gross domestic product. And a new tool is helping policymakers measure wellness in society.
How does one measure how well a country s citizens are doing?
Traditionally, per capita GDP has been used as the de facto measure of a country s success and well-being, but per capita GDP is a measure of production and income, not wellness. Revealingly, even the architects of GDP warned against its use as a measure of a country s overall wellbeing.
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Applying machine learning and geolocation techniques to social media data (Twitter) to develop a resource for urban planning
Sveta Milusheva ,
Robert Marty,
Affiliation Development Impact Evaluation Department, World Bank, Washington, DC, United States of America ⨯
Guadalupe Bedoya,
Affiliation Development Impact Evaluation Department, World Bank, Washington, DC, United States of America ⨯
Sarah Williams, Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States of America
Arianna Legovini
Affiliation Development Impact Evaluation Department, World Bank, Washington, DC, United States of America ⨯
Applying machine learning and geolocation techniques to social media data (Twitter) to develop a resource for urban planning
Televisa has joined global leaders with its commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. ( Televisa or the Company ) announced today that it has committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), joining 1,000+ companies worldwide. The initiative drives ambitious climate action into the private sector by enabling companies to set science-based emissions reduction targets. It defines and promotes best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science.
Televisa is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and to strengthening its renewable energy programs in order to contribute to the national goal of clean energy generation, as well as to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number seven, which fosters the use of and access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
Singapore Housing Lessons for the Biden Administration
Singapore s carefully designed public housing that supports mixed-incomes, green space, and access to high-quality transportation is a good benchmark for the Biden administration s new push to root out systemic racism in the housing market. Share
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President Biden signed an executive order on January 26 directing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to begin the process of rooting out systemic racism in the housing market. Turning to Singapore for lessons on how to provide high-quality, affordable public housing is an excellent place to start. Why? Because not only has Singapore managed to provide near-universal public housing over 80% of Singaporeans live in government-built housing but they get the fundamentals right: carefully designed housing projects that support mixed-incomes, beautiful green spaces, and access to high-quality public transportation.
The Malaysian designer has joined forces with Ocean Hero Conservation and KL Young Designers Association to form an initiative named Ocean Us. Photo: Hatta Dolmat
Following in the footsteps of his fashion collection made from recycled plastic bottles, Hatta Dolmat is now bringing his crusade against textile waste to the ocean.
The Malaysian designer has joined forces with Ocean Hero Conservation and KL Young Designers Association to form an initiative named Ocean Us.
Guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12 Responsible Consumption & Production and Sustainable Development Goal 14 Life Below Water , as well as the Eleventh Malaysia Plan for pollution control action, it aims to eradicate littering and usage of plastic bottles that will endanger marine life.