Disclaimer: This article was first published in UCL Urban Laboratory in April 22. Urban Lab Walk: The GreenWay — Green & Blue Infrastructure During the Spring of 2022 UCL Urban Lab curated a series of walks across East London, as a means of exploring London once more following the Covid-19 ‘lockdowns’ which had enforced the cancellation of so many in-person…

Disclaimer: This article was first published in Urban AI on October 5th 2021. Gardens of Things — The use of IoT to monitor and maintain biodiverse urban green spaces. Aude Vuilliomenet is a PhD Student at The Bartlett, Connected Environment Lab, Center for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), UCL. Her research “Gardens of Things” focus on urban green infrastructure, outdoor IoT, deep learning on tiny computing devices…

Why did I choose to study both food science and urban analytics? — Cities are fascinating, constantly evolving and strikingly complex. They are home to diverse communities who conserve their unique atmosphere. Yet, the growth of the urban environment challenges our lifestyle, threatens our wellbeing and our food system. Sustainability, Health, Nutrition, Diet — these are all topics which are up for debate…

Part 1: Tweets Data Analysis — 1. Introduction Veganuary is a campaign organized by the UK charity Veganuary that encourages people to try a vegan diet (eating only plant-based foods) for the month of January. The main reasons that people engage with this challenge include the issues with animal welfare, climate change and improving personal health. The year…