Summary A positive outcome of the Coronavirus lockdown is that it created a grand “natural experiment”. This fortuitous circumstance can be used to gain a deeper understanding of the impacts of human actions on the environment. A good example is air pollution. When governments all around the world restricted movements to help stem the rapid […]

Where art and science collide: The Space and Satellites Artist Residency exhibition at Edinburgh’s Inspace   Full text of article in The Scotsman, 8th August 2020   Scotsman Article NB. The air quality data described in the article derives from The Scottish Air Quality Database, a project that Ricardo delivers on behalf of the Scottish […]

Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly influenced almost every aspect of daily life, including road traffic patterns and transportation systems. Daily travel behaviour in cities all across thje world has been entirely reshaped due to COVID-19. In Scotland traffic volume started to decline well ahead of the main stay-at-home order of March 23. By the […]