#Urbanization

Alex Laplaza

a_laplaza

@DOverview's satellite images are striking reminders of the scale of climate change. A thread of some of their stunning photos that underscore the scale of (a few of) climate change's:-

Anthony Eden hate account 🇪🇬

areyouawitchor2

Cairo is a tale of 2 cities. On one side, we have ppl living in poorly constructed self built houses with poor infrastructure for water, electricity & transportation. On the

Chinmay Tumbe

ChinmayTumbe

Kalyani Vartak and I have a book chapter on 'Migration and Caste' that came out a few months back. A very short thread with link to the article in the

Bean dad’s grand dad

SonjaTrauss

How do reporters decide to say “flocking to” instead of “fleeing from” or “pushed out by” or “displaced from” when reporting on trends about people moving from one place to

Cambridge-INET

CambridgeINET

Around 1 in 10 people live in slums. What are the economic determinants and what is the role of public policy? "On the determinants of slum formation" by Calvacanti (@TiagoCa01150760),

Ananya Chakravarti

achakrava

I am an incorrigible optimist. So much so that a dear friend, an adorable Eeyore, once laughingly accused me of annoying him with uncharacteristic hope. But teaching the day after

Smári McCarthy

smarimc

For as long as I can remember, I've actively disliked suburbs. They combine the worst aspects of urban centers and the worst aspects of the countryside. They're also offensive to

David Fickling

davidfickling

India's farmer protests aren't just about a piece of worthwhile but badly-handled agricultural legislation.They're potentially the birth pangs of a more urbanized, prosperous India that will transform the world in

Reuters

Reuters

The messy business of sand mining explained: A 21st century construction boom is driving unregulated sand mining around the world - eroding rivers and coastlines, disrupting ecosystems and hurting livelihoods

Dr. Greg Argue

WhatsThePointSK

'Change is necessary;' Saskatchewan's long-standing rural-to-urban shift poses challenges.https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/change-is-necessary-saskatchewans-long-standing-rural-to-urban-shift-poses-challenges @thinktan

Peter Harling

PeterHarling

THREAD Infectious diseases have long shaped our culture—in ways you can trace through mentions of a disease in our literature. Here we see declining references to the plague in English

Energia

energia_org

ICYMI: @FESinAsia, with the support of @ziyuusan Technical Advisor at @energia_org, hosted four-part webinar series on #gender & #energy. This series provided insights on how a #gender lens can be

Ye

Y_Ahor_

Hey bud! You seem very educated in this subject. If you read your paper you will notice that there are limiting factors not taken into place. Again you seem very

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

The looming climate emergency will actually be a mesh of mutually accelerating emergencies: droughts, fires and famines; pandemics; mass extinctions; floods and erosion; and all of this will drive waves

Pseudoerasmus

pseudoerasmus

Some comments on this Bloomberg article about India's farmer protests, and its use of historical analogies as well as concepts from development economics.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-10/india-s-farm-protests-have-p

✊🏿🌻🏴🏳️‍🌈Bookchin's black son✊🏿🌻θ🏳️‍🌈

EcoTechBro

LET'S FUCKING GOOO! Discourse I can actually contribute to. There are a few things worth pointing out hereFirst, it's important to know that Bookchin explicitly distinguished domination which is based

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