#urbanplanning — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #urbanplanning, aggregated by home.social.
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Reading the Walkable City is a trip.
Encountered someone in a coffee shop trying to find a copy and told them there are a bunch at the #umnduluth library...
#urbanplanning is no simple matter even if the ideas are easy and obvious getting the people to them doesnt appear to be #DuluthMN #walkablecity
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Reading the Walkable City is a trip.
Encountered someone in a coffee shop trying to find a copy and told them there are a bunch at the #umnduluth library...
#urbanplanning is no simple matter even if the ideas are easy and obvious getting the people to them doesnt appear to be #DuluthMN #walkablecity
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Reading the Walkable City is a trip.
Encountered someone in a coffee shop trying to find a copy and told them there are a bunch at the #umnduluth library...
#urbanplanning is no simple matter even if the ideas are easy and obvious getting the people to them doesnt appear to be #DuluthMN #walkablecity
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How Much Can Urban Trees Reduce Extreme Heat?
A three-year Guildford study found a woodland site markedly cooler during extreme heat. Its single-site comparisons also show why local context matters.https://ferdiox.com/blog/2026/09/06/how-much-can-urban-trees-reduce-extreme-heat/
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@chadmccullough I'm sure you're already aware of @notjustbikes but your tag made me bring him up just in case you're not.
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@chadmccullough I'm sure you're already aware of @notjustbikes but your tag made me bring him up just in case you're not.
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@chadmccullough I'm sure you're already aware of @notjustbikes but your tag made me bring him up just in case you're not.
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@chadmccullough I'm sure you're already aware of @notjustbikes but your tag made me bring him up just in case you're not.
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@chadmccullough I'm sure you're already aware of @notjustbikes but your tag made me bring him up just in case you're not.
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The #Science of #SolarPunk -- why we need #GreenerCities!
Equitable urban green space planning for sustainable cities: a GIS-based analysis of spatial disparities and functional strategies
Published: 02 July 2025
Sayyed Kifayatullah, Zafeer Saqib, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Muhammad Zaman-ul-Haq, Dmitry E. Kucher, Sajid Ullah & Aqil Tariq"Abstract:
#UrbanGreenSpaces (#UGS) are critical for fostering ecological sustainability and social equity in rapidly urbanizing cities like #Islamabad, #Pakistan. This study aimed to comprehensively map and classify Islamabad’s UGS, identify spatial disparities, and evaluate their ecological, recreational, and social functions. The research also proposed sustainable strategies for managing UGS to address urban challenges, including climate adaptation, biodiversity loss, and social inequity. The study developed a detailed spatial map of Islamabad’s UGS using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and high-resolution satellite imagery. Seven typologies were categorized and analyzed, including parks, playgrounds, institutional green spaces, and waterways. Field surveys and random sampling validated the thematic maps, achieving an accuracy rate of 95.68% based on statistical metrics like Kappa coefficients. The study revealed significant disparities in UGS distribution.
"Wealthier zones had larger, well-maintained green spaces, while denser areas lacked accessible and functional UGS. Recreational spaces, institutional greenery, and waterways played a vital role in enhancing biodiversity, urban aesthetics, and community well-being, though many remain underutilized or degraded. Institutional green spaces contributed significantly to urban sustainability, comprising 17.05 km² of the total UGS area. The research highlights UGS as an essential #NatureBasedSolution (#NBS) for addressing urban challenges like #HeatIslands, #stormwater management, and #SocialInequalities. The findings serve as a model for other rapidly urbanizing cities seeking #ecological and social balance.
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"Conclusion
[T]his study underscores the pivotal role of UGS in fostering ecological #sustainability, social equity, and urban resilience, particularly in rapidly urbanizing cities like Islamabad. By leveraging GIS and high-resolution satellite imagery, the research provides a detailed analysis of the spatial distribution, typologies, and functional value of #GreenSpaces across the city. The findings reveal striking disparities, where wealthier neighborhoods enjoy better-maintained parks and green belts, while densely populated and economically underprivileged areas often lack accessible and functional green spaces. This imbalance highlights the urgent need for equitable planning and management of urban greenery.
"The research affirms that UGS are more than aesthetic elements; they serve as vital ecological assets by regulating #UrbanMicroclimates, enhancing #biodiversity, managing stormwater, and mitigating the urban heat island effect. Socially, they contribute to community well-being by offering recreation, relaxation, and physical activity spaces. However, the study also identifies significant challenges, such as the uneven distribution, poor maintenance, and underutilization of certain green spaces, which limit their potential to deliver these benefits.
"To address these challenges, the study emphasizes the importance of integrating UGS into #UrbanPlanning policies to ensure #EquitableAccess for all city residents, regardless of socioeconomic status. It also highlights the value of #CommunityInvolvement in the upkeep and management of green spaces, fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility among local stakeholders. Sustainable funding mechanisms, such as public-private partnerships, are proposed to ensure UGS’s regular maintenance and future expansion. Moreover, the research advocates for continued use of data-driven decision-making, leveraging GIS tools to monitor and optimize green infrastructure for long-term sustainability. While this study focuses on Zone I, expanding future research to other zones would offer a more comprehensive perspective on UGS distribution and accessibility across the entire city.
"This research presents UGS as Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to tackle pressing urban challenges like #ClimateChange, flooding, and social inequalities, offering actionable strategies for policymakers and urban planners. While centered on Islamabad, these findings provide a valuable framework that other rapidly urbanizing cities can adapt to strike a balance between development and ecological integrity. The study reminds that sustainable cities must prioritize green spaces to ensure a livable, #equitable, and #resilient urban future."
Full article:
http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-07578-2#SolarPunkSunday #MoreTrees #GreenerCities #MoreGreenSpace #Microclimates #GreenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #OpenAccessJournals #LivableCities
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📣 REV:EU lunch webinar – learn more about urine diversion!
REV:EU is a Driving Urban Transition project, focusing on the role of source-separating wastewater systems to redesign urban water supply chains. Within REV:EU three cities are cooperating on reshaping urban water management: Stockholm, Paris and Oslo.
📅 On May 28, 2026, at 12:00 CEST we host the second REV:EU lunch webinar. During this webinar we will focus on why urine diversion is of interest in city developments. You will hear about
- What is urine diversion and why Paris is implementing it;
- Effects at the wastewater treatment plant when urine is removed;
- Costs of urine diversion compared with other nitrogen removal approaches in Norway.We look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring lunch break, advancing the knowledge on source-separating wastewater systems in three European cities.
Please, share this invite with your colleagues, your networks and to anyone you think would be interested in joining!🔗 Use this link to register:
https://esmaker.net/esNews/NewsLetter/ViewNewsLetter?s=d7642056-bd99-412d-a53c-f4ff9cd50d52#urine #sanitation #water #Stockholm #Paris #Oslo #urineDiversion #urbanPlanning #cities #urbanism
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Kommt zu unserem Vortrag mit Bildern und Videos von Morgen.
mit Harald Kipke & Brigitte Sesselmann
anschließend Fragen & DiskussionDonnerstag, 7. Mai 2026 - 19:00 Uhr
Kulturladen Villa Leon,Philipp-Koerber-Weg 1, 90439 Nürnberg
🚇 U+S-Rothenburger Straße
(S1 und Südausgang U2/U3 mit Lift)
🚌 Bus 113Beim Bürgerentscheid am 28. Juni 2026 geht es um Alles!
#Nürnberg #Frankenschnellweg
#Verkehrswende #Mobilitätswende#nurnberg #Frankenschnellweg #verkehrswende #mobilitatswende #mobilitat #stadtplanung #Stadtautobahn #nuernberg #zurueckauflos #autobahn #fossil #gostenhof #goho #klima #urbanplanning
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Thirty Years of the U.S. National Land Cover Database - Impacts and Future Direction
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https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.25-00121R2 <-- shared paper
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“Editor's choice article for the October Issue of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing.”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #opendata #earthobservation #landcover #USA #NLCD #MRLCC #history #datacollection #impervioussurface #classifaction #landform #forestcanopy #fedscience #fedservice #deeplearning #AI #spatialanalysis #change #monitoring #usecase #research #landmanagement #management #policy #planning #support #agriculture #urbanplanning #environment #ecosystems #biodiversity #conservation #water #hydrology #humanhealth #risk #hazard #soils #naturalhazard #spatiotemporal #landchange #forestry #watermanagement #waterquality #publicsafety #groundwater #NCLA #wildfire #stormwater #extremeweather
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AAG Call For Papers - Urban Spatial Analytics - Toward Problem-Driven Methods Instead Of Methods-Driven Problems
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https://geoffboeing.com/2025/10/aag-urban-spatial-analytics/ <-- AAG Call For Papers
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #callforpapers #AAG #annualmeeting #spatialanalysis #urban #city #usecase #approach #urbandatascience #datascience #cities #design #urbanplanning #methods #approach #realworld #research #papers #urbanliving #model #modeling #spatialdata #datavisualisation #publicgood #wickedproblems #homelessness #unaffordability #planning #funding #infrastructure #services #utilities
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AAG Call For Papers - Urban Spatial Analytics - Toward Problem-Driven Methods Instead Of Methods-Driven Problems
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https://geoffboeing.com/2025/10/aag-urban-spatial-analytics/ <-- AAG Call For Papers
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #callforpapers #AAG #annualmeeting #spatialanalysis #urban #city #usecase #approach #urbandatascience #datascience #cities #design #urbanplanning #methods #approach #realworld #research #papers #urbanliving #model #modeling #spatialdata #datavisualisation #publicgood #wickedproblems #homelessness #unaffordability #planning #funding #infrastructure #services #utilities
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AAG Call For Papers - Urban Spatial Analytics - Toward Problem-Driven Methods Instead Of Methods-Driven Problems
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https://geoffboeing.com/2025/10/aag-urban-spatial-analytics/ <-- AAG Call For Papers
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #callforpapers #AAG #annualmeeting #spatialanalysis #urban #city #usecase #approach #urbandatascience #datascience #cities #design #urbanplanning #methods #approach #realworld #research #papers #urbanliving #model #modeling #spatialdata #datavisualisation #publicgood #wickedproblems #homelessness #unaffordability #planning #funding #infrastructure #services #utilities
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AAG Call For Papers - Urban Spatial Analytics - Toward Problem-Driven Methods Instead Of Methods-Driven Problems
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https://geoffboeing.com/2025/10/aag-urban-spatial-analytics/ <-- AAG Call For Papers
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #callforpapers #AAG #annualmeeting #spatialanalysis #urban #city #usecase #approach #urbandatascience #datascience #cities #design #urbanplanning #methods #approach #realworld #research #papers #urbanliving #model #modeling #spatialdata #datavisualisation #publicgood #wickedproblems #homelessness #unaffordability #planning #funding #infrastructure #services #utilities
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AAG Call For Papers - Urban Spatial Analytics - Toward Problem-Driven Methods Instead Of Methods-Driven Problems
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https://geoffboeing.com/2025/10/aag-urban-spatial-analytics/ <-- AAG Call For Papers
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #callforpapers #AAG #annualmeeting #spatialanalysis #urban #city #usecase #approach #urbandatascience #datascience #cities #design #urbanplanning #methods #approach #realworld #research #papers #urbanliving #model #modeling #spatialdata #datavisualisation #publicgood #wickedproblems #homelessness #unaffordability #planning #funding #infrastructure #services #utilities
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A Site Selection Framework For Urban Power Substation At Micro-Scale Using Spatial Optimization Strategy And Geospatial Big Data
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https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13093 <-- shared paper
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“In this study, [they] model spatiotemporal heterogeneity and incorporate it into optimizing the location of substations. The optimized substation placement ensures electrical service coverage for over 99% of the area during peak power usage seasons, compared to the current coverage of 72%...”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #siting #demand #electricity #heterogeneity #substations #powertransmission #electricalpower #distrubition #service #city #urbanisation #extremeweather #model #modeling #parameters #factors #energycrisis #energy #urbanplanning #routing #outages #framework #UrbanPS #bigdata #AI #machinelearning #Pingxiang #Jiangxi #China #casestudy #coverage #utilisation #dynamic #load #loading #loadbalancing -
Okay, this is a new one on me.
Pissoirs in America: The Essential Role of Public Facilities
"A practical and innovative solution to this issue lies in the introduction of pissoirs - simple, semi-private, open-air restrooms. Originally a European concept, pissoirs offer a discreet and environmentally friendly option for public facilities, helping to alleviate the immediate problem."
https://millennialdream.substack.com/p/pissoirs-in-america-the-essential
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Hello everyone! We’ve finally made the jump to Mastodon and would like to briefly introduce ourselves: We are an interdisciplinary research center based at TU Berlin, bringing together some 60 researchers to study socio-spatial changes. Our disciplines include #sociology, #architecture, #urbanplanning, #geography, #mediastudies and #communicationstudies, #anthropology and #art.
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It's taken me a while to figure out how to write an #Introduction. Here goes:
I’d appreciate a boost to help meet like-minded here.
I’m a professor of medicine at McMaster University #MacDeptMed, #McMasterU
Clinically, I work as a #KidneyDoctor (#Nephrology)
I’m an associate member of #HEI (#Epidemiology) at #McMasterU
I’m a member of the Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (#PPE, #N95, #CEPEM) at #McMasterU
My #ClinicalResearch is in #KidneyDisease #KidneyEpi (#CKD, #Potassium, #CKDProgression) and #Masks
I’m editor-in-chief of #CJKHD (@CanJKHD on the birdsite, not here yet) an #OpenAccess kidney journal with #PublishingPolicy:
#SupportiveReview (#Kindness, #KidneyKindness) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20543581221080327
https://theconversation.com/peer-review-can-this-critical-step-in-the-publication-of-science-research-be-kinder-182142#PortableReview (was your hard work rejected by a journal with IF>=4? Submit clean, redline, point-by-point response-to-reviews, and tell us which journal and undertake that you responded to all reviews received)
https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/canadian-journal-of-kidney-health-and-disease/journal202590#aims-and-scopeI’m editor-in-chief of https://maskevidence.org/ which curates evidence on #BetterMasks and #MasksWork
For the pandemic, we need #SystemsApproaches because #CovidIsAirborne and #CovidIsNotOver. #DoAllTheThings #ventilation #filtration #PaidSickDays #BringBackMasks #WearAMask #MasksSaveLives #MaskeAuf #MaskUp #MaskMandate #MaskMandateNow #CovidLong #LongCovid
I’d like to see #KidneyVerse as the tag to find others with interest in #KidneyHealth and #KidneyDisease. #AskKidney #AskRenal
Also trying to be #LGBTQ #LGBTQ2 ally, working on #EDI #equity #diversity #inclusion, interested in #SocialJustice #UrbanPlanning.
Treaty 3|Dish with One Spoon, Turtle Island; Hamilton ON Canada. She/her
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#Introduction hi! i'm a #BostonMA resident interested in all things #UrbanEcology 🌻🌃
not sure yet how active i'll be here - but i want to follow folks talking about: #UrbanForestry, #Urbanism, #EnvironmentalJustice, #GreenJobs, #EnvironmentalSociology, #UrbanWildlife, #UrbanBiodiversity, #ParticipatoryScience, #UrbanHeat, #HealthyCities, #UrbanParks, #UrbanHistory, #UrbanPlanning, #Cities, #UrbanData, #RStats, #GIS, #Arboriculture, #Horticulture, #CreativeNonfiction, #Zines, #Music & more 🤗
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Kista-tråden! :)
Många byggplaner i Kista med omnejd nu. Tvärbanan byggs, Tbanan förlängs, bostäder byggs & fler planeras.
Tråd med undertrådar om byggplaner 🧵
#Kista
#KistaScienceCity
#Järva
#NorraJärva
#Husby
#Helenelund
#BoPol
#BoBygg
#HöghusBygg
#UrbSth
#08bygg
#SthBygg
#Urbanism
#UrbanPlanning
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Kista-tråden! :)
Många byggplaner i Kista med omnejd nu. Tvärbanan byggs, Tbanan förlängs, bostäder byggs & fler planeras.
Tråd med undertrådar om byggplaner 🧵
#Kista
#KistaScienceCity
#Järva
#NorraJärva
#Husby
#Helenelund
#BoPol
#BoBygg
#HöghusBygg
#UrbSth
#08bygg
#SthBygg
#Urbanism
#UrbanPlanning
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Kista-tråden! :)
Många byggplaner i Kista med omnejd nu. Tvärbanan byggs, Tbanan förlängs, bostäder byggs & fler planeras.
Tråd med undertrådar om byggplaner 🧵
#Kista
#KistaScienceCity
#Järva
#NorraJärva
#Husby
#Helenelund
#BoPol
#BoBygg
#HöghusBygg
#UrbSth
#08bygg
#SthBygg
#Urbanism
#UrbanPlanning
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Kista-tråden! :)
Många byggplaner i Kista med omnejd nu. Tvärbanan byggs, Tbanan förlängs, bostäder byggs & fler planeras.
Tråd med undertrådar om byggplaner 🧵
#Kista
#KistaScienceCity
#Järva
#NorraJärva
#Husby
#Helenelund
#BoPol
#BoBygg
#HöghusBygg
#UrbSth
#08bygg
#SthBygg
#Urbanism
#UrbanPlanning
#Yimby -
Kista-tråden! :)
Många byggplaner i Kista med omnejd nu. Tvärbanan byggs, Tbanan förlängs, bostäder byggs & fler planeras.
Tråd med undertrådar om byggplaner 🧵
#Kista
#KistaScienceCity
#Järva
#NorraJärva
#Husby
#Helenelund
#BoPol
#BoBygg
#HöghusBygg
#UrbSth
#08bygg
#SthBygg
#Urbanism
#UrbanPlanning
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Sidewalk Labs launches an app to crowdsource public space surveys - Alphabet’s urban planning subsidiary announced today the launch of CommonSpaces. The new app was cr... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Ypny3DF6a3g/ #urbanplanning #sidewalklabs #alphabet #google #apps
