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- Working list: World’s deepest open pit mines past and present
- Biggest baddest bottlenecks for truck traffic in the USA
- Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
- A living art museum amid ghost town ruins
- Frozen fun: The ascent of ice climbing parks
- Take a [Late Night Drive Home] to alternative rock bliss
- India’s longest road/highway land tunnels
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- “Storyliving towns” – A new dystopian blueprint?
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Category Archives: Science
Martian city names of science fiction
A little out-of-this-world fun on this Tuesday, also known as post eclipse day. Here are the names of cities, towns, places, and bases on Mars from science fiction. If any were missed, please pass them along, as well as any … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, architecture, art, Astronomy, books, cities, civics, engineering, entertainment, environment, film, fun, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, movies, Outer Space, pictures, reading, Science, Science fiction, space, spatial design, sustainability, technology, Television, toponymy, Travel, urban design, urban planning, writing
Tagged art, books, cities, environment, fun, history, land use, Mars, movies, outer space, place names, planning, science fiction, TV
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North America’s tallest monuments, memorials & statues
Discovering that there does not seem to be an accurate database/list of prominent monuments and memorials on the internet, I decided to compile one. Most of the lists are of the Top 10 variety and actually leave out several that … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, art, Canada, Caribbean, cities, civics, culture, engineering, entertainment, geography, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Mexico, military, natural history, North America, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, Religion, Science, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, technology, third places, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged art, cities, geography, history, land use, memorials, military, monuments, planning, statues, tourism, travel
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Saving North America’s “Great Horny Toads!”
When I was a kid, I thought the term “Great Horny Toads,” by Yosemite Sam was just a made up expression. Well, many years later I have learned that there really are such varmints. Turns out they are cuter than … Continue reading
Posted in Animal rights, Animals, cartoons, climate, climate change, deserts, ecosystems, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, history, land use, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, planning, pollution, recreation, Science, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged environment, fun, geography, habitat loss, history, Horned Lizards, Horned Toads, Horny Toads, invasives, land use, off-road vehicles, planning, Southwest, sprawl, travel, Yosemite Sam
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City of Rocks: The Flintstones’ hometown in reality
There are some state parks that take your breath away much as our national parks. City of Rocks State Park in southwest New Mexico does just that the instant you see it while approaching on the entry road. The skyline … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, archaeology, art, Astronomy, cities, climate, deserts, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, history, natural history, nature, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, recreation, Science, Skies, skylines, space, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, walking, weather, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged astronomy, Bedrock, Boulder, cities, City of Rocks State Park, environment, Flintstones, fun, geography, geology, hiking, history, nature, New Mexico, rocks, stargazing, terrain, tourism, travel, USA
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Planning for data centers in rural communities
To those who believe data centers are just an urban and suburban issue for planners to contend with? Think again. Just ask Prineville, Umatilla, and Boardman in Oregon or to the north ask Quincy, Washington. All of these smaller cities … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, climate, commerce, Communications, data centers, demographics, digital communications, digital payment systems, ecommerce, economic development, energy, engineering, environment, geography, history, industry, infrastructure, land use, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, pollution, Renewable Energy, Science, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, Taxes, technology, Trade, urban planning, water, weather, zoning
Tagged ai, Boardman, cities, cloud, data centers, economic development, environment, geography, history, land use, Oregon, planning, Prineville, Quincy, rural, rural planniing, towns, Umatilla, Washington
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Potential planning implications for second tier data center clusters like Columbus, Ohio
The map provided below show the locations of data centers in and around Columbus, Ohio. As first tier data center clusters like Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley fill up, get more expensive to develop, and/or receive some push back from … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, architecture, business, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, data centers, digital communications, distribution, downtown, ecommerce, economic development, engineering, environment, geography, health, history, industry, infrastructure, internet, land use, Maps, planning, pollution, Science, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, technology, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, ai, cities, columbus, data center clusters, data centers, geography, history, land use, noise, Ohio, planning, secondary data centers, setbacks, sustainability, technology, zoning
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Geografía de los centros de datos en América Latina (Geography of data centers in Latin America)
La siguiente lista y mapas identifican las ubicaciones de los centros de datos en América Latina. En los mapas se destacan aquellas ciudades con 4 o más centros de datos, independientemente de su tamaño. Como puede verse, Sao Paulo lidera … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, Communications, data centers, digital communications, ecommerce, economic development, engineering, geography, industry, infrastructure, internet, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, planning, Science, Social media, South America, spatial design, Statistics, technology, urban planning
Tagged America Latina, Bogota, Brazil, Chile, cities, data, data centers, ecommerce, geography, land use, Latin America, Mexico City, planning, Queretaro, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Sao Paulo, South America, travel
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Mapping datacenter clusters: Northern Virginia
The map provided below identifies the location of numerous data centers in Northern Virginia outside of Washington, D.C. As can be seen, they are clustered in the far western suburbs in and around Ashburn, Sterling, Manassas, and other communities close … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, business, cities, commerce, Communications, digital communications, ecommerce, economic development, energy, engineering, geography, globalization, industry, infrastructure, internet, land use, logistics, Maps, planning, pollution, Science, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, technology, Trade, traffic, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, data, data centers, ecommerce, environment, geography, land use, noise, planning, sound, technology
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Mapping data center clusters: Greater Dublin, Ireland
The following map identifies the location of data centers in and around Dublin, Ireland. A minimum floor area of 25,000 square feet was required for inclusion on the map, particularly if they are a lesser known datacenter provider. FYI – … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, cities, commerce, Communications, data centers, digital communications, ecommerce, economic development, engineering, Europe, geography, highways, industry, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, logistics, Maps, planning, product design, Science, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, technology, transportation, urban planning
Tagged cities, data, data centers, Dublin, ecommerce, Ireland, land use, planning, technology, transportation
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