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Category Archives: agriculture
Ten Planning Lessons from Detroit’s Eastern Market
Anyone fortunate enough to visit engaging Detroit’s Eastern Market knows exactly what I am talking about in this post. Enjoy the list below! Great third places like Detroit’s Eastern Market can and will survive and thrive through both good and … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, agriculture, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic gardening, economics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, food systems, fun, geography, health, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, revitalization, shopping, Small business, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged city markets, Detroit Eastern Market, farm markets
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Fracking sprawl across West Texas
Many places across America lament the urban sprawl taking place in their midst. Meanwhile, parts of Texas have a different kind of sprawl to contend with – fracking sprawl. As can be seen in the photos taken as I flew … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, air travel, Alternative energy, aviation, Cities, Climate Change, economics, energy, geography, Geology, health, Housing, infrastructure, land use, pictures, planning, politics, pollution, spatial design, sprawl, topography, Travel, Uncategorized, visual pollution
Tagged fracking, oil drilling, pollution
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Down the drain – our use and abuse of water
A map entitled “World of Rivers” included as an insert within the April 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine provides an analysis of how much water is actually consumed (hidden water usage) to produce common everyday goods. It is an … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, agriculture, Animals, beer, civics, climate change, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, culture, education, environment, Food, food systems, geography, globalization, health, humanity, land use, nature, planning, product design, Science, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, weather
Tagged agriculture, climate, consumption, environment, food, nature, water, weather
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A devilish and delicate delight to see
The first time I recall seeing a dust devil was in the Palouse Region of Washington State back in 2003. They were quite common on the arid rolling landscape and captivated all of our attention and intrigue. This past Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, climate change, environment, geography, land use, nature, Outer Space, seasons, weather
Tagged climate, dust deviles, environment, Mars, nature, outer space, Palouse, snow devils, weather, whirlwinds, wind
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The places in-between
As the world continues to become more urbanized, the places in-between these pulsating urban areas are often overlooked as just blips along the expressway or dots 30,000 feet below us. While some of these places are hanging on with some … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, air travel, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, density, economic development, family, geography, globalization, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, placemaking, planning, psychology, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged cities, land use, places, planning, rural, rural planning, small towns, towns, urban planning, villages
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Super pooper power producer
Last week I had the opportunity to hear an interesting presentation on Michigan State University’s (MSU) new anaerobic digester power system that is under construction on the south end of its campus in East Lansing. The first phase will be … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Alternative energy, Animals, climate change, consumerism, education, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, government, infrastructure, land use, nature, planning, pollution, product design, recycling, Renewable Energy, schools, sustainability, technology
Tagged alternative energy, anaerobic digester, animal waste, environment, food waste, Michigan State, MSU, pollution, recycling, schools
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When Ford didn’t have a better idea
I finished reading the book entitled Fordlandia: the Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin last night. This fine publication was released in 2009 and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award that … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Animals, architecture, book reviews, books, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, economics, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, globalization, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, immigration, infrastructure, land use, nature, planning, politics, Science, South America, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, weather, Wildlife, writing
Tagged agriculture, Amazon, automobiles, Belterra, book reviews, books, Brazil, cars, cities, Ford, Fordlandia, Henry Ford, history, rubber
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Collegiate cuisine entrepreneurship
There is probably no better way to try out a new restaurant concept than to test it in a college town. For some reason, college students are interested exploring a wide variety of cuisines and are willing to try new … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, cities, coffee shops/cafes, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, food systems, fun, geography, globalization, placemaking, product design, Small business, third places
Tagged College towns, cuisine, dining, food, restaurants, universities
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“Dust in the Wind” – Cities prone to dust storms
In conjunction with Ken Burns new documentary film entitled “The Dust Bowl” which is premiering November 18th and 19th on PBS, I thought a post about those urban areas around the world that are subject to dust storms, sand storms, and haboobs on a fairly regular … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, agriculture, Asia, Canada, China, cities, climate change, density, economic development, environment, Europe, Food, food systems, geography, health, history, humanity, India, land use, nature, North America, Oceania, planning, pollution, poverty, Science, seasons, South America, spatial design, sprawl, States, sustainability, Television, Travel, urban planning, weather, Wildlife
Tagged desertification, Dust Bowl, dust storms, environment, geography, haboobs, history, Ken Burns, news, PBS, sand storms, television, weather
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