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I post a lot of links to Mastodon -- basically I use it as a reading list. They are mostly about urbanism, biking, traffic planning, public transportation, equality and climate change. I thought it might be a good idea, to share and archive some of those links here as well. Someone might be interested.
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Remaking our suburbs’ 1960s apartment blocks: a subtle and greener way to increase housing density
As cities grow, new buildings gradually replace the older ones. Ideally, the new buildings are higher quality, more sustainable and better suited to today’s needs. But there’s a risk current approaches to urban renewal will produce poorer amenities and buildings that are less flexible and more environmentally damaging than those they replace.
Read it on theconversation.com
Food Waste 101: The Facts and Solutions
Over a third of the world’s food that’s produced gets lost or wasted each year. This happens while over 820 million people worldwide are affected from hunger.
The metaverse will be a digital graveyard if we let new technologies distract us from today’s problems
The tiny island nation of Tuvalu recently announced that it would be the first country to fully replicate itself as a virtual reproduction in the metaverse. Tuvalu, comprising of nine small islands in the Pacific situated between Australia and Hawaii, fears that its demise is inevitable due to human-induced climate change, and wanted to preserve “the most precious assets of its people … and move them to the cloud”.
These Cities Have the Best Public Transit Systems
A new report ranks post-pandemic transportation — and who’s best prepared for getting residents around town in the future.
Orion Spacecraft Takes Celestial Selfies as it Sails Past the Moon
The Orion spacecraft sent back a series of selfies and photos of Earth just before it sailed past the Moon today. Part of the Artemis 1 mission, the spacecraft took the selfie using a camera mounted on its solar array wing to perform a routine external inspection.
Who owns Scotland's cities, high streets and urban centres?
Tax haven firms, property investors, pension firms and overseas firms own swathes of our city centres. Exclusive analysis reveals that, as of July, just 9 per cent of properties in Princes Street, Edinburgh, and 11% in Buchanan Street, Glasgow, were owned by companies registered in Scotland.
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If you are interested in topics and reads like the above, check my Mastodon -- link in the footer.
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Comments are welcome -- send them to uptempo07.brines [the usual symbol] icloud.com.
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