Category: Urban Life

Getting the Most Seed Diversity to the Most People. Replay of Seed Up Saturday 2025. In This Podcast: Hosted by Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson, focusing on increasing seed diversity and local seed stewardship. Sponsored by GreatAmericanSeedUp.org and SeedUpInABox.com, the event encourages community-based seed saving efforts. Guest speakers include Julia Dakin of Going to Seed,…

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Estimated reading time: 9 minutes A lot has been written about the best bug out locations and the best countries to survive a societal collapse. There are even articles covering some of the bug out bunkers being constructed around the world for the rich and famous. It all makes for interesting reading with some good…

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Figuring out where a new rail line will go is a complicated thing. Figuring out where to put a new BART or Commuter Rail tube AND a Caltrain extension, all interacting with existing rail, AND taking sea level rise into consideration will make your head implode. Below are a few ideas I’ve put together. I’ve…

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Why the Filipino youth are our strongest roots for a better tomorrow? Three years ago, we planted seeds. We didn’t comprehend it at the time — not entirely. But there was something in the air during those campaign rallies. They weren’t just political events. They were gatherings of hope. Of courage. Of awakening. You could feel…

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We have a new study preprint looking at “The impact of transit monetary costs on transport equity analyses”. The manuscript is currently under review, but one can already read/cite it from OSF Preprints. The paper was led by Daniel Herszenhut (Twitter: @dhersz), who has been doing some great work in his master’s thesis and in…

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Ithaca, NY, May 19, 2025 – The Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) Consortium at Cornell University is excited to announce the launch of its new Greenhouse Course Catalog. This resource serves as a centralized database of active CEA training from leading academic institutions. The Greenhouse Course Catalog aggregates continuing education options from trusted educators,…

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Thid essay was originally written by Nayla Saniour on January 31, 2021 on her blog Urraca Urbana. You can read the original blog post here. Nayla grew up in Beirut and she currently works in Madrid as an urban consultant on public spaces strategies in cities across the world. On the first weekend of January,…

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Editor’s note: In anticipation of what we all believe will be a stellar UHA conference this October 9-12 in Los Angeles, we are featuring Los Angeles as our theme this month. This is our sixth and final post; you can see others from this month as well as past pieces on the city here. In…

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This story was co-published with Overstory, an online newsroom covering the systems and solutions behind Hawai‘i’s most pressing issues. On Aug. 8, 2024, a new milestone was reached in the aftermath of the deadly Lahaina wildfire that destroyed 2,200 structures and displaced 12,000 residents on the island of Maui: A Lahaina nonprofit secured its first…

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Introduction: From Soil to SocietyIn the context of rapid urbanization in China, the demand for green spaces transcends ecological concerns, touching upon issues of equity and community well-being. Community gardens emerge as a compelling solution, fostering environmental sustainability and social cohesion. These modest spaces are redefining our understanding of inclusive and participatory urban design. From…

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