2022

The Swiss Minerals Observatory has released a synthesis report that explores the global impacts of mining for minerals and metals. The research, which was conducted from 2017 to 2022 and incorporates perspectives from natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering, identifies policy implications for reducing the environmental and health effects of the industry.

The Swiss Minerals Observatory has released a new report that explores the global impacts of mining for minerals and metals. The research, which was conducted from 2017 to 2022 and incorporates perspectives from natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering, identifies policy implications for reducing the environmental and health effects of the industry.

Densification is fundamental to urban planning and development but often encounters local resistance. A group of ETH researchers, including ISTP member Prof. David Kaufmann, have investigated factors that might influence public acceptance of densification.

From September 4-9, 2022, the ISTP hosted the IDEA League summer school on Greening and Governing Global Supply Chains. The focus of the summer school was on assessing the environmental and social effects of supply chains and actual and potential policies for addressing them.

The future of rail transport is being revamped to include more than just trains. Researchers from the ISTP have completed a research project on the potential transformation of railway stations into what they call "mobility hubs". The first results from their survey are now out.

Often research can be difficult to understand or inaccessible. The Urban Research Incubator’s new interactive 3D website allows a broad audience to learn about segregation in cities and how infrastructure can affect sociospatial mobility with visual renderings.