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Tag Archives: war
Cities most often destroyed in movies – both real and imagined
We’ve all seen them. Disaster flicks or superhero films that wreak havoc on a major city. It could be the result of a natural disaster, a war, a terrorist attack, nuclear attack or meltdown, an alien invasion, a plague, zombies, … Continue reading
Posted in art, atomic age, cartoons, cities, entertainment, film, history, military, movies, nature, Outer Space, pictures, politics, pollution, Science fiction, theaters, video
Tagged anime, Berlin, Chicago, cinema, disasters, earthquakes, film, floods, Hiroshima, invasions, Las Vegas, Leningrad, London, Los Angeles, movies, Nagasaki, New York City, Paris, Pompeii, Rome, San Francisco, Stalingrad, Tokyo, war, warfare, Washington
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The racist rot that has corroded St. Louis and America
“The imperium of St. Louis (and thus of the United States) is continually framed by the history of genocide, removal, and the expropriation and control of land — all justified in the name of white supremacy.” Page 6 The recently … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, cities, civics, Civil Rights, commerce, culture, demographics, diversity, economic development, feminism, geography, government, health, Highway displacement, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, literature, Native Americans, planning, politics, poverty, racism, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, Sexism, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, urban design, urban planning, Women, writing
Tagged gender bias, hate, history, Missouri, plunder, racism, sexism, St. Louis, Walter Johnson, war, white supremacy
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Ten planning lessons from the Atomic “City” of Los Alamos
Few places on Earth are located amidst such an enchanting and picturesque setting (multiple mesas) which are interlaced with canyons and surrounded by mountains. Scenic vistas abound here. The logistical challenges of establishing any community, let alone a top-secret one, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, atomic age, cities, civics, downtown, economic development, energy, environment, geography, Geology, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, military, nature, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, Science, spatial design, sustainability, technology, topography, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking
Tagged atomic age, Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, New Mexico, nuclear weapons, Science, war, World War II
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Doomsday Bunker Cities and Towns
The following post lists known bunker cities and towns that have been built as a way to survive a nuclear or biological holocaust and/or maintain continuity of government. Many were constructed during the Cold War era, some of which are … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, book reviews, books, cities, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, place names, politics, tourism, tunnels
Tagged bunkers, Cold War, safety, underground structures, war
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Urban atrocities – Aleppo is the latest sad example
All of us bear responsibility for the unfolding humanitarian disaster in the city of Aleppo, Syria. It doesn’t matter whether our nation is involved in the on-going conflict or not. As human beings we should not let such a series … Continue reading
Searching by bike for truth and reconciliation amid the minefields of Angola
A pretty compelling blog post title, if I do say so myself. It is deliberately so, as the Kindle book I just finished is just that – compelling. Normally, when one reads a book about bike touring, it is an … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Africa, art, bicycling, Biking, book reviews, books, charities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, environment, geography, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, literature, military, peace, politics, Travel, writing
Tagged Africa, Angola, bicycling, biking, books, Border War, Namibia, Paul Morris, peace, South Africa, South African Border War, The Halo Trust, travel, war
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War and peace in one image
A rather haunting image from the Korean Peninsula of children playing in front of a tank poised near the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.
A heartbreaking image from Ukraine
It is said that pictures can tell a 1,000 words. The photograph of this bewildered bicyclist above from Ukraine does that and much more – it depicts what should be the joy of cycling set against a backdrop of death, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, art, bicycling, Biking, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, environment, Europe, film, geography, Guns, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, Love, military, music, peace, pictures, politics, video
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, biking, Civil War, death, Guns n' Roses, history, military, music, news, Ukraine, war
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“Odessa” – where dreams and nightmares collide
When I purchased the Kindle e-book Odessa, Genius and Death in a City of Dreams, I was excited to learn more about the Russian and Ukrainian history pertaining to this famous seaport founded by Catherine the Great. Never did I ever … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, Asia, book reviews, books, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, Economy, Europe, geography, globalization, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, literature, logistics, Maps, military, placemaking, planning, politics, Religion, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged art, book reviews, books, cities, culture, diversity, geography, history, inclusiveness, land use, literature, maps, Odessa, religion, Russia, Russian Empire, seaports, trade, Ukraine, war, writing
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Cities in history: review of “Ten Green Bottles”
Vivian Jeanette Kaplan’s book (Ten Green Bottles) about her parent’s harrowing escape from Nazi-controlled Vienna, Austria to Japanese-controlled Shanghai, China is a captivating and disturbing true story of one family’s efforts to escape Nazi aggression. The book primarily covers from the … Continue reading
Posted in art, Asia, bicycling, book reviews, cities, civics, culture, diversity, Europe, history, human rights, poverty, psychology, transportation
Tagged Austria, Axis, book reviews, books, Canada, China, communists, culture, diversity, exodus, facists, family, Germany, history, holocaust, injustice, poverty, religion, Shanghai, Toronto, Vienna, war, World War II
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