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Tag Archives: mining
Solar energy production in the USA on former surface mines
The following list identifies those solar farms that have been commissioned and/or proposed to be located on a former mining site. Since many of these places have been severely impacted by mine operations, installing a solar array allows the impacted … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, climate, economic development, energy, engineering, environment, geography, Geology, infrastructure, land use, Mining, natural history, nature, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, Science, solar, Statistics, sustainability, technology
Tagged energy, environment, mines, mining, renewable energy, solar, solar energy, solar farms
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Madrid, NM – Coal mining ghost town to eclectic art colony
Among the many attractions within an hour’s drive of Albuquerque and Santa Fe is the former coal mining town of Madrid, New Mexico. Located in a rugged valley bounded by the Ortiz Mountains, the town had acquired the nickname of … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, art, branding, business, cities, classic vehicles, commerce, Cuisine, culture, demographics, economic development, entertainment, environment, Environment, fun, geography, health, highways, historic preservation, history, Housing, industry, land use, marketing, Mining, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, pollution, recreation, revitalization, scenic byways, shopping, Small business, spatial design, sports, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, Women
Tagged art, coal, eclectic, environment, fun, history, Madrid, mining, New Mexico, tourism, travel
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Geography of underground co-location data centers
The list below identifies underground data centers located around the globe that are designed to serve multiple tenants (co-location) versus solely one business or organization. Given the wide ranging of threats to data resources from climate change, cyber attacks, malware, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, atomic age, business, commerce, Communications, ecommerce, economic development, engineering, geography, Geology, government, history, infrastructure, internet, land use, logistics, military, Mining, planning, product design, spatial design, Statistics, technology, topography, tunnels, zoning
Tagged bunkers, data centers, geography, geology, mining, technology, underground, underground data centers
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Ten planning lessons from “Unsinkable” Leadville, CO
The historic hometown of the Unsinkable Molly Brown is a scenic gem set high in the Colorado Rockies. Leadville happens to be the highest elevation city in the United States at officially 10,152 feet above sea level. This historic mining … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, archaeology, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, health, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, industry, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, pollution, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, third places, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, weather, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged archaeology, Colorado, history, Leadville, Mineral Belt Trail, mining, trails, Unsinkable Molly Brown
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Mapping America’s historic iron mining districts and ranges
Adirondack Highlands Iron District – New York – see map below (red dots indicate locations of iron mines) Birmingham Iron District – Alabama – see map below (iron ore areas shown in brown and burnt orange) Cuyuna Iron Range – … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, environment, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, historic preservation, history, industry, land use, Maps, Mining, planning, pollution, topography, Uncategorized
Tagged districts, geology, iron mining, maps, mines, mining, ranges
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Favorite historic mining towns visited to date
Favorite historic mining towns are presented in alphabetical order after the top three, which are immediately below. The list does not include historic mining towns that are now ghost towns. Here are the favorites to date: Marquette, Michigan (iron ore) … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, art, branding, business, cities, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, Mining, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, third places, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, urban planning
Tagged archaeology, architecture, art, culture, mining, towns
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Ten+ planning lessons from “remarqable” Marquette, Michigan
Before going through the twelve planning lessons listed below, it must be noted that for many years, Marquette has been at the top of my list of favorite cities in Michigan, as well as the at the top of my … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, civics, colleges, commerce, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, hiking, historic preservation, history, immigration, infrastructure, land use, Mining, nature, new urbanism, place names, placemaking, planning, Railroads, recreation, revitalization, shipping, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, water trails, zoning
Tagged architecture, bicycling, cities, culture, fun, geography, infrastructure, Iron Ore Heritage Trail, land use, Marquette, Michigan, mining, planning, tourism, transportation
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Ten Planning Lessons from Bisbee, AZ
Current and former mining towns (as well as all declining post-industrial cities) can learn valuable lessons from Bisbee on how to survive and later begin to reverse the decline after its founding industry falters. Architectural gems from previous eras are … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Cities, civics, culture, economic development, Environment, geography, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Nature, placemaking, planning, pollution, revitalization, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged Arizona, arts, Bisbee, copper, historic preservation, mining, pollution, revitalization, tourism
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Can a remote uranium mining town become a retirement mecca?
While more of an academic publication than a great literary work of non-fiction, Boom Town Blues: Elliot Lake remains an enlightening and useful read. The book summarizes what can only be described as the “great experiment of Elliot Lake, Ontario.” Now, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, book reviews, books, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, energy, environment, geography, government, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, literature, Mining, Nature, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, seasons, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban planning, weather, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, Boom Town Blues, Canada, cities, Daniel Burham, Elliot Lake, Elliot Lake Retirement Living, geography, mining, Ontario, retirement, tourism, travel, uranium
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“Mushroom” boomtowns of the early Atomic Age
As a crucial part of the 20th Century, the early Atomic Age brought about profound changes to society and humankind. Not only were we faced with the horror of possible worldwide thermonuclear destruction for the first time, but we were … Continue reading
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Tagged atomic age, books, boom, bust, cities, energy, environment, geography, geology, history, land use, literature, military, mining, planning, pollution, towns, uranium mining, weapons, writing, yellowcake
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