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The seminar commenced with a welcome speech and speaker introduction by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR). In his presentation, Prof. Cao stated that urban environment engineering seeks to apply system engineering to solve complex urban problems. He highlighted that interdisciplinary research that combines scientific and mathematical approaches is crucial for understanding the mechanisms and laws concerning the complex interactions between humans and the ecological environment. Prof. Cao emphasised that the modelling of urban pollution involves a mix of techniques, including remote sensing, big data, computational simulation, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, digital twins, etc. He gave various project examples to explain how different techniques can be used for scientific monitoring, fast prediction, assessment and regulation of urban pollution. To conclude, Prof. Cao pointed out that advancements in urban environment modelling and intelligent control can build the scientific foundation for sustainable urban development.
Event date: 22/05/2024
Speaker: Prof. CAO Shi-Jie
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
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- Environmental Engineering
- Keywords:
- Urban ecology (Sociology) Urbanization -- Environmental aspects Urban pollution
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Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city's population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations.
- Subjects:
- Environmental Engineering and Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Cities towns -- Growth -- Econometric models Sustainable urban development
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How does a Drinking water treatment process work?, Drinking water treatment plant process animation: Here working of drinking treatment plants with detailed drinking water treatment processes and unit operations are discussed. Drinking water from the river, pond or local water bodies comes in drinking water treatment plants through various water treatment processes, like aeration, coagulation, filtration, and disinfection, etc. The aim of drinking water treatment is to produce and maintain water that is hygienically safe, aesthetically attractive and palatable in an economical manner. Thus, Before arriving at your tap, drinking water is treated in the drinking water treatment plant.
- Course related:
- CSE30641 Water and Wastewater Treatment Techniques
- Subjects:
- Environmental Engineering
- Keywords:
- Drinking water Water quality management Water treatment plants
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Open cut construction is a common way to build sewer pipes when the pipe is close to the surface and doesn’t go through critical areas. This video shows how and under what conditions King County uses this method.
- Course related:
- BRE361 Construction Technology & Materials II
- Subjects:
- Environmental Engineering and Building and Real Estate
- Keywords:
- Sewage disposal King County (Wash.). Wastewater Treatment Division Washington (State)--King County Sewerage -- Design construction
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The vast majority of our grid-scale storage of electricity uses this clever method. Electricity faces a fundamental problem that comes with pretty much any product that’s provided on-demand: our ability to generate large amounts of it doesn’t match up that closely with when we need it. The storage of electricity for later use, especially on a large scale, is quite challenging. That’s not to say that we don’t store energy at grid scale though, and there’s one type of storage that makes up the vast majority of our current capacity.
- Subjects:
- Environmental Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Energy storage Water-power Pumped storage power plants
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Architects, engineers and developers are creating increasingly greener structures - and doing it in a more literal way than ever before. This is what happens when trees meet buildings.
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- Environmental Engineering, Building Services Engineering, and Building and Real Estate
- Keywords:
- Buildings -- Energy conservation Roof gardening Sustainable buildings Sustainable construction Trees in cities
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Can renewable energy be adopted to aviation transportation industry? Can our giant planes powered by batteries? This video discusses some possibilities.
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- Environmental Engineering, Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, and Transportation
- Keywords:
- Renewable energy sources Energy storage Airplanes -- Fuel
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Is hydrogen the solution to electric cars? This video discusses the safety of hydrogen, cost of hydrogen, infrastructure set up for hydrogen charging, and how hydrogen fuel cells work in vehicles.
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Hydrogen fuel cell cars and lithium-ion battery powered cars, which is more energy efficient and cost effective? This video shows you some facts from perspectives of production, storage of fuels, and infrastructure set up for charging.
- Subjects:
- Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, and Transportation
- Keywords:
- Hydrogen cars Hydrogen as fuel Electric vehicles Fuel cells Hydrogen -- Storage
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What is air pollution? Learn how greenhouse gasses, smog, and toxic pollutants effect climate change, and human health.
- Subjects:
- Environmental Sciences and Environmental Engineering
- Keywords:
- Air -- Pollution Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects Smog
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- Video