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Planning for Extreme Heat: NY, Phoenix, California, and Beyond

April 14, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Boston University organized a talk on how Phoenix, New York, and the State of California are planning for extreme heat the other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: city planning, climate resilience, climate-energy-politics, ecology, emergency preparedness, energy, environment, heatwave, sustainability, trees, urban planning

A Pattern Language of Work: Remembering Christopher Alexander

March 24, 2022 By gmoke 6 Comments

I just learned that Christopher Alexander, the principal writer and force behind A Pattern Language, died on March 17. This is to remember him, someone who made me see with a new focus. A Pattern Language of Work earlier version … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: architecture, Christopher Alexander, design, ecology, language, patterns, sustainability, systems-thinking, urban planning

City Agriculture – June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Farming communities - a Dutch model for national agriculture https://www.farmingcommunities.org/ AlphaGarden - can a robot learn how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: agriculture, ecology, energy, environment, food, gardening, resilience, sustainability, urban planning

City Agriculture – April 9, 2021

April 9, 2021 By gmoke 3 Comments

BBC summary of the state of the art/business https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/how-to-grow-food-in-a-concrete-jungle/ BBC TV Series: Follow the Food: Urban … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: agriculture, city planning, food, gardening, land use, nutrition, urban agriculture, urban planning

City Agriculture – March 7, 2021

March 7, 2021 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Urban Agriculture Blog from Agritecture https://www.agritecture.com/blog-feed The 20 best green alleys of Montreal (en française, in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: agriculture, architecture, ecology, energy, environment, food, gardening, sustainability, urban planning

City Agriculture – September 8, 2019

September 8, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

How urban farms could solve future food problems https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2019/6/21/how-urban-farms-could-solve-future-food-problems Tenth of an acre permaculture … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: agriculture, cities, ecology, environment, food, gardening, sustainability, urban planning

City Agriculture – May 23, 2016

May 24, 2016 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Skyfarm - modular vertical grow structure http://www.rsh-p.com/projects/skyfarm/ http://inhabitat.com/wind-powered-vertical-skyfarms-look-to-a-more-sustainable-future-for-farming/ AccorHotels, which includes Sofitel, Novotel and Motel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: agriculture, ecology, environment, food, gardening, urban planning

Cities Scale: Boston Living with Water

February 25, 2015 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Cities scale is where real climate change adaptation is taking place, now, whether or not we have national or international agreements on greenhouse gases. Cities and regions have to deal with weather emergencies and, it turns out, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: architecture, boston, cambridge, cities, climate-change, design, ecology, environment, mit, sea-level-rise, urban planning

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Town Meeting done in one night! Assist by postponement of Capital Projects. Great turnout and a good show to bring 'em back on June 15th. Climate change planning, biz zoning, and M'Squompskut approved. School Committee members disappointed. #msquompskutma #swampscottma #mapoli

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Russia calls NATO's amenability to Finland and Sweden membership a mistake but sees no threat; self-contradictorily warns against military build-up; claims United States is acting aggressively; continues to wage war on Ukraine military and people https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-calls-finland-sweden-joining-nato-mistake-with-far-reaching-consequences-2022-05-16/ #mapoli

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.@PenielJoseph: The politics of #whitebacklash & the endless cycle of racial violence, division & anger https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/16/opinion/politics-white-backlash-endless-cycle-racial-violence-division-anger/?event=event25 via @GlobeOpinion > #mapoli #whitesupremacy #racism #lostcause #extremism #domesticterrorism #hatecrimes #gunviolence #accelerationists #BuffaloMassacre

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