Urban heat, Local green spaces & Public health
Many of us in recent years in towns and cities across the world have experienced the hottest ‘insert season’ in recorded history. Issues of urban heat haveContinue Reading
Toilet Equity Research & Coverage
Have you experienced clean, accessible and free public toilets / restrooms? If so, where were they Are clean, accessible & free public toilets common in your townContinue Reading
Reading ‘Earth in the Balance’
I first read Al Gore’s ‘Earth in the Balance’ in the mid or late 90’s. I recall being affected by it then. The paperback I had thenContinue Reading
Pandemic Time Travel Reflection
At the ‘Walk it off’ session at Urban Future last month I started my talk with a small meditation. I wanted to get a bit experimental andContinue Reading
Place Attachment & a Volcanic Island
Earlier this year, I read a paper by John Robert Gold that I look forward to referencing in future research. Published in 2019, the chapter ‘Behavioural geography’,Continue Reading
Neighborhood Reflections
Neighborhood. A place. A local space. A feeling. A community. This is, in brief, how I perceive what a neighborhood is, or can be. How do youContinue Reading
MORDOR: Change + It’s Complicated
As the inside of my home gets a bit crazy with the chaos of moving, the surrounding blocks are also completely frenetic with change and construction activity!Continue Reading
Pedestrian Space is moving to Radom
Pedestrian Space is moving to Radom soon! Earlier today, I met Radom city councilman Jarosław Kosior & Emil Jaskulski, Manager of Centrum Organizacji Pozarządowych w Radomiu (NGOContinue Reading
Food+ Media for Thought
If you’re interested in local food cultivation, food justice + security and community resilience, I highly recommend watching the videos. The first features Brock Dolman of OccidentalContinue Reading
Temporal Rhythms & Neighborhood Life
I recently finished the book ‘The 15-Minute City: A Solution to Saving Our Time & Our Planet’ by Carlos Moreno. As a person who spent many yearsContinue Reading