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- Geography of the Jazz Age in North America
- Ten Planning Lessons from Detroit’s Corktown Neighborhood
- Crafting a Perfect Brewery Name, Logo, and Slogan
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Tag Archives: rivers
It all ends up in the lake…or the bay…or the stream
When you live near the Great Lakes as we do, or any body of water, it is a fact of life that storm water runoff from your yard, roof, garden, building, parking lot, factory, or farm is going to … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, civility, climate change, ecosystems, environment, government, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, Pets, planning, pollution, recycling, rivers/watersheds, sustainability, urban planning, zoning
Tagged aquatic features, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, toxic algae blooms, water bodies, water features, wetlands
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Exquisite equatorial river deltas from space
Here are satellite images (and one map) of exquisite and beautiful river deltas from Earth’s equatorial region lying between the Trip of Cancer and the Tropic Capricorn. Included are the Ganges (Bangladesh/India), Indus (Pakistan), Irrawaddy (Myanmar), Mekong (Vietnam), Niger (Nigeria), … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Africa, art, Asia, climate change, commerce, environment, geography, history, India, land use, Maps, nature, Outer Space, pictures, planning, pollution, rivers/watersheds, Science, South America, spatial design, tourism, transportation, Travel
Tagged Africa, Asia, deltas, ecology, environment, geography, rivers, South America, transportation, watersheds
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Spectacular images of Arctic/Boreal river deltas
Above and below are several amazing satellite images of Arctic and Boreal river deltas. Most of these reflect the classic fan-tail shape and even resemble trees (or tree roots) from space, with their main channel as the trunk and meandering … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Asia, Canada, environment, Europe, geography, land use, Maps, nature, North America, Outer Space, pictures, rivers/watersheds, seasons, transportation, weather
Tagged Alaska, Arctic, Boreal, Canada, deltas, ecoregions, geography, pictures, river basins, rivers, Russia, satellite images, topography, watersheds
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Stunning Nile River Delta image from space
Here’s a great shot taken this past fall of the classic, fan-shaped Nile River Delta in Egypt. The photo also shows some wildfires in the area. Enjoy!
Posted in aerospace, Africa, environment, geography, land use, Maps, nature, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, weather
Tagged Africa, deltas, egypt, environment, geography, land use, nature, Nile River, rivers, terrain, topography
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New York City’s next mega-bridge
Below is an image of the existing Tappan Zee Bridge across the widest segment of the Hudson River (more than 3 miles wide) between suburban Westchester and Rockland Counties. It was completed in 1955. Underneath that photo is an artist’s … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, planning, product design, spatial design, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged architecture, bridges, cable-stayed bridges, construction, highways, Hudson River, mega-bridges, New York City, rivers, spans, Tappan Zee, transportation
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“Right here in river city!”
Many of you will recognize the title of this post being from the musical The Music Man. In this particular case I am referring to those cities, towns, and villages named after the river that flows through or by them. … Continue reading
Posted in branding, Canada, cities, Communications, environment, fun, geography, history, Maps, movies, music, nature, North America, placemaking, States, Statistics, tourism, transportation, Travel, video
Tagged Big Sioux, cities, environment, etymology, geography, Grand, Hudson, Kansas, maps, movies, musicals, Muskegon, nature, Niagara, physical geography, place names, Platte, rivers, rock, streams, The Music man, theater, topography, towns. villages, video, waterways
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Confluential cities
For purposes of this post, a “confluential city” is one that is situated at or near the confluence of two or more important rivers and which has had an influential economic, historic, strategic, cultural, political, and/or social impact on the surrounding region or … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, China, cities, culture, diversity, economic development, Europe, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, Oceania, planning, revitalization, South America, tourism, transportation, urban planning
Tagged CAiro, cargo, cities, commerce, freight, geography, history, land use, logistics, Paducah, planning, rivers, shipping, topography, transportation, transportation planning, travel, waterways
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Riverine airports – potential promises and pitfalls
In this post, I am referring to those rivers that have commercial airport runways running through, across, adjacent or within them. In a surprising number of locations in the United States and Canada, cities have utilized the riverine floodplain for siting … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, deregulation, economic development, economic gardening, environment, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, nature, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, Cincinnati, delta, emergency esponse, environment, Harrisburg, Iowa City, islands, Kansas City, Knoxville, La Crosse, la Guardia, land use planning, Little Rock, Lunken, nature, New York City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, riparian, riverfront, riverine, rivers, Sioux City, St. Joseph, St. paul, transportation, urban planning, Vancouver, Washington, waterfront
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Rapidian cities – a ‘grand’ revival
During the European settlement of North America, cities were often founded and located along important water features in order to facilitate travel. These included bays, harbors, sounds, straits, channels, and navigable rivers. As the population moved inland, other kinds of … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sports, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged cities, environment, fords, historic preservation, history, rapids, restoration, rivers, urban planning, water, waterfalls
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Passing through Timbuktu
Apparently, I am not the only person on the planet who is fascinated by the City of Timbuktu in western Africa. While reading the captivating book entitled To Timbuktu, by Mark Jenkins, I quickly discovered the city set aside the vast Sahara has long … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Africa, Animals, art, bicycling, book reviews, books, Bus transportation, cities, climate change, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economics, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, Guns, history, humanity, land use, nature, politics, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking, writing
Tagged adventure, Africa, book reviews, books, cities, discovery, Guns, history, kayaks, Mali, nature, Niger River, rivers, Timbuktu, writing
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