Monthly Archives: August 2020

Planning reforms flow from a market utopian view of housing and raise concerns about impacts for society and the environment

Originally posted on Geography Directions:
By Ben Clifford, UCL Radical reforms proposed to the planning system in England seek to deliver more housing by reducing ‘planning risk’, the uncertainty associated with navigating the regulatory process to gain permission for development.…

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Pocket Parks: An Innovative Way to Use Small Urban Open Space

Pocket parks, also known as minipark or vest-pocket parks, are urban open space atthe very small scale. Usually only a few house lots in size or smaller, pocket parks canbe tucked into and scattered throughout the urban fabric where they … Continue reading

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Salient Features of an Adaptive City

ADAPTIVE CITIES REUSE HISTORIC BUILDINGS  In the past, buildings were often reused for economic reasons, but today more citizens and developers are interested in historic preservation. The preservation of historically significant buildings in an adaptive city adds social value. It … Continue reading

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Global Warming Crop Resilience? Aussie Farmer Helps CSIRO Develop Long Coleoptile Wheat — Iowa Climate Science Education

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Faced with a lack of interest from commercial grain producers, an Aussie farmer has stepped in to help the CSIRO test a new strain of wheat which can be planted deeper in the soil than … Continue reading

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