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Tag Archives: Sweden
The geography of Facebook data centers
Just this week, Facebook announced it would be building its fifth data center complex in Fort Worth, Texas. Hat’s off to Facebook, as the entire complex will contain 750,000 square feet in three buildings on 111 acres, will be 100% … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, architecture, business, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, internet, land use, pictures, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, business, cities, data centers, design, Faceboook, geography, internet, Iowa, land use, North Carolina, Oregon, spatial design, Sweden, technology, Texas
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A titanic shift in bike helmet design
In our quest to find a folding bicycle helmet for use while traveling, Kathy made me aware of a new helmet technology that some (like me) will consider a titanic shift from the traditional bicycle helmet design paradigm – the … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Communications, economic development, entrepreneurship, Europe, health, marketing, product design, recreation, Science, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged bicycling, biking, fashion, helmets, Hovding, riding, safety, Sweden, technology, transportation, University of Lung
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Urban duopolies
Most often, the term “duopoly” is used the context of business to identify those markets that are dominated by two primary suppliers who exert great influence. Examples would be Fedex versus UPS in overnight shipping within the United States; Pepsi versus Coca-Cola … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, culture, diversity, economic development, entertainment, geography, history, land use, placemaking, planning, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Alberta, Australia, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, competition, duopolies, economic development, economics, Ecuador, India, Kentucky, Kenya, land use, Libya, Missouri, Nebraska, Norway, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, planning, Portugal, Quebec, Romania, Russia, Saskatchewan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, urban, urban planning, Vietnam
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