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Tag Archives: environmental justice
Top 14 books & events of the 2010s (views from the USA)
Read time: 3-4 minutes As we enter a brand new decade, the American spatial planning community has been generous in providing retrospectives of the past decade. Here are some highlights. Planetizen, the iconic US-based portal for professional planners, researchers and … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond planning, Climate change, Conflict, Ecology, Nature, Planning, city, and society, Public transport, Resilience, Sustainability and resilience, Uncategorized
Tagged Climate change, environmental justice, Infrastructure, Placemaking, pollution, public health, Public transport, regeneration, Resilience, resilient cities, segregation, sustainability, tactical urbanism, urban planning, urban regeneration, walkability
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Open Defecation: A Coda of Geospatial differentiation by British India?
Swacch Bharat? A pan India mission launched with political support at the centre is a novel effort. But to eradicate open defecation from a society whose foundation is still influenced by Manu Smriti, sanitation pipes need to be dug deep. Continue reading
Posted in Academia, research quality and assessment, Beyond planning, Conflict, Dissemination, outreach, communication, Planning, city, and society, Resources, Sustainability and resilience, Territory, landscape, land
Tagged accessibility, anthropology, cities, Community engagement, debates, democratisation, Development, environment, environmental justice, equity, everyday life, Global South, governance, implementation gap, inclusive city, Indian cities, informality, Infrastructure, justice, people, quality of life, social justice, urbanisation, welfare state
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UX for the city
In this post I explore how the notion of User Experience (UX), a key dimension of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), can enhance urban planning. Applying user-centred design and management approaches to cities, in turn, can also enrich the field of … Continue reading
The Environmental Justice atlas
I’ve recently found (thanks to the Italian, brand new, excellent web-newspaper Pagina99) the Environmental Justice atlas by the Environmental Justice Organisations, Liabilities and Trade network. Over 1000 cases of conflicts and disputes are mapped and their stories and features summed … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Sustainability and resilience
Tagged conflict, EJatlas, EJolt, environment, environmental justice, land, resources
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