Urban Planning

Using spatial data science to model populations + analysing educational equity in Tirana. — Hello! This is part 2 of the urban resilience project (part 1 here) focusing on demographic trends in Tirana! In the first part, we looked at power law distributions and built spatial markov models to understand population changes over time. In this second part, I wanted to delve a bit…

Liu Bauer, a DataScience Ph.D., shares her experience of using Aino for citizen science projects. — What is citizen science? Citizen science refers to the involvement of the general public, often non-professional scientists or volunteers, in scientific research and data collection. It is a collaborative approach that enables everyday individuals to contribute to scientific projects and investigations. …

Click here for a selection of real estate and community development news assembled by H. Pike Oliver and distributed by the American Real Estate Society. Some links lead to items that are behind a paywall.

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being recognized as potent strategies for enhancing water quality and mitigating flood impacts. By harnessing the inherent capabilities of ecosystems — including wetlands, forests, and rivers — NBS provide a sustainable approach to water management and flood risk reduction. Delve into the story of Melbourne’s…

How Paris became one of the world’s most beautiful cities, and what we we can learn from it — Paris is, perhaps, the most beautiful city in the world. This might seem almost too obvious to write given how widely acknowledged and thoroughly documented its beauty is. On one hand, that’s fair. It’s a magnificent city that enjoys near unanimous admiration from around the globe. More than 44 million…

EAST OAKLAND FUTURES FEST: REIMAGINING DEEP EAST OAKLAND CULTURAL CORRIDOR A MAGICAL DAY ON THE SCRAPER BIKE WAY It was the perfect East Oakland day. The sun warmly shone as neighbors laughed and shared stories. Frankie Beverly and Maze played faintly in the background. The smells of warm peach cobbler…

We are pleased to announce that Radiant Earth has joined the PLACE Community as a Founding Member. By joining this community, Radiant supports PLACE’s mission to map urban areas in Africa and the Caribbean in high-resolution and make these maps open, dependable, and accessible to governments and members. As part…

Understanding how modern road networks are shaped by geography, history, and city planning — The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, or is it? As humanity embarks on longer, and more frequent journeys, our road networks have also become increasingly complex, serving as efficient means of transport between different places. …

In one of my recent posts, I summarized a landmark report by US Surgeon General on America’s social isolation epidemic. Since then, I’ve received many messages from friends and readers who’ve expressed their shock, awe or sadness towards the social fabric of America. …