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Ok so green isn't always a good thing...but seriously if used in the right way.....

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:41:50 -0400

Ok so green isn't always a good thing...but seriously if used in the right way.....:

1. You could get rid of your neighbour once and for all by melting their house with your solar panel windows

2. Create the cheapest outdoor festival EVER!!! by using a wind farm to create strobe lighting

3. Save up your compost heap and ask someone in the heavens to ensure it lights up (ok so it might combust- which is slightly different) every summers evening, for a good old BBQ

4. For a short period of the year, the new LED lightbulbs will give all of us the chance to a) put our foot down on the peddle and get out of the cold quicker without being stopped by the police or caught for driving through the red lights (I never said any of this was safe or moral) and b) use the money we would have spent on traffic fines to buy a special someone something extra special for Christmas

Ok so maybe these ideas are ridiculous, but the article by Heather Farris and Nick Masercola highlight some of the potential dangerous and harmful flaws with new green tech, but rather than rant about, let’s invite some techies, engineers and scientists to develop a better solution and if that doesn’t work we should get the builder to enforce proper construction design management solutions, so that I don’t have the chance to melt my neighbours home- because actually I quite like them.

Lights out for Detroit, but can it save this city?

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:46:05 -0400

Lights out for Detroit, but can it save this city?:

This is a really interesting article because I think it really shows how difficult it is for cities like Detroit to try and find the solution to a dwindling population and low income. My only questions about this approach is how detroit will attract people to their city where some communities will be in darkness? What if some neighbourhoods become attractive again to a new class of people? How will those people living in Detroit who are hoping to see change and also seeing small signs of change view this policy to darken parts of the city? what effect will this have upon policing and other security and health services who still need to access local people?

Waterways sound Map for London- I heard the sound from Deptford...

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:15:03 -0400

Waterways sound Map for London-

I heard the sound from Deptford Creek which is around the corner from me. Interestingly I have never heard much of that sound before- due to all the local noise mainly traffic nearby.

Is your area on there? Do you recognise any of the sounds? …Click the link above and have a go!

thebrownarchitect: artstalking: TOMAS SARACENO Tomas...

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:25 -0400

thebrownarchitect:

artstalking:

TOMAS SARACENO

Tomas Saraceno’s suspended environments create networks of habitable platforms floating in the air. These airborne utopias join like clouds, and bind together forming aerial cities in a constant state of evolution.

Through the creation of such spaces, Saraceno challenges notions of nationality and the built environment. His installations both grow to encorporate the environment that surrounds them, and simultaneously strive to create a new, evolutionary means of inhabiting space.

How are artists effected by the idea of a utopia, how are they representing them? Tom Saraceno believes utopia will be in the sky amongst the clouds in this installation.

How are planners affected by ideas of utopia and how are they expressing them in policies and projects?..I’m not sure, but this brings me a sense of joy and inspiration to work even harder to achieve better outcomes

The Decline of Suburbia..

Sun, 06 May 2012 12:01:42 -0400

The Decline of Suburbia..:

visualoop:

Via

California Bill Seeks Social Justice Through Renewable Energy - Independent Voter Network

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:43:00 -0400

California Bill Seeks Social Justice Through Renewable Energy - Independent Voter Network:

I wonder if this will set a precedence? Anyone know of any case studies where deprived communities have demanded access to renewable energy?

"Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom,..."

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:24:40 -0400

“

Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence.

Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality

”

- Malcolm X

(thinking about the Black Radical Tradition of farming)

Im considering doing my dissertation project on social justice and renewable energy!…any ideas anyone?

inlikewiththecity: World’s Largest Underground High-Speed Rail...

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:19:19 -0400

inlikewiththecity:

World’s Largest Underground High-Speed Rail Station

Meant to connect Hong Kong to Beijing, the Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus is said to become the largest underground high-speed rail station in the world.

MEANWHILE in CHINA…

Wow amazing!

nickoftimela: simplynorule: Golden Gate Bridge and San...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:54:56 -0400

nickoftimela:

simplynorule:

Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco at night (by canbalci)

Oh I love the city!

Love this city…can’t wait to revisit it again!

so planners are boring?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:15:56 -0400

No… Well actually some are. I’m not officially a planner- are you and if so are you boring?

Cashing in on the green economy

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:21 -0400

Cashing in on the green economy:

IM BACK!!!!!…and I feel so excited about the green economy especially as I’m doing my dissertation around it…any ideas anyone?

mustlovesomething: I hate these things as a rule, but I was...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:20:07 -0400

mustlovesomething:

I hate these things as a rule, but I was amused one existed for my job.

Zak Stone: Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban Planning Award for Cities That Copy

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:40:47 -0400

Zak Stone: Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban Planning Award for Cities That Copy

Thanks for your interview suggestions! :)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:43:26 -0500

No probs - I look forward to seeing your future posts

No wonder the tourists are staying away for the Olympics!.....cor blimey its ganna be busy out there

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0500

Photo

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:02:06 -0500

Gregory Bateson- The ecology of mind The major problems in the...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:06 -0500

Gregory Bateson- The ecology of mind

The major problems in the world are the result of differences between how nature works and the way people think

So today im going to keep learning and looking around me in order to get some perspective on a thing or two.

I love visual info....When sea levels attack

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:00 -0500

I love visual info....When sea levels attack:

"Sustainability and sustainable development tend to be used interchangeably, whereas they represent..."

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:05 -0500

“Sustainability and sustainable development tend to be used interchangeably, whereas they represent distinct approaches. Sustainable development is not simply about the environment since it incorporates other indicators of human welfare such as incomes and their distribution, jobs, health, housing, crime levels and so on. Conversely, ‘sustainability’ implies a much stronger commitment to the environment above other factors, principally economic growth.”

- Jacobs and Scott (1992)

I know its a little bit tedious, but sometimes we all need a little reminding. Note to self:

Remind the team that we have chosen a ‘sustainabiliy’ theme for our current project

Remind Dave and Mr B over the next few weeks when they make more policy proposals.

freudinflop: How people from London view the rest of...

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:52:43 -0500

freudinflop:

How people from London view the rest of England.

I would say that some of that farmers land to the north of London is also considered ‘almost London’ …hahaha