Posts Tagged: maps
Elevated Rails to Skytrains
The Elevated Transit Rail system is not a new type of transit solution, but for many cities it is an “un-preferred” one. Specifically in many western cities, elevated mass transit rail systems were some of the first rail solutions for
Elevated Rails to Skytrains
The Elevated Transit Rail system is not a new type of transit solution, but for many cities it is an “un-preferred” one. Specifically in many western cities, elevated mass transit rail systems were some of the first rail solutions for
Urbanization News: July 8
Rankled: This week’s featured news story is from Polis, which posted an excellent critical piece about city rankings: “The regurgitated notion that New York, London, and Tokyo sit comfortably at the peak of the “global city” hierarchy has little bearing
Urbanization News: July 8
Rankled: This week’s featured news story is from Polis, which posted an excellent critical piece about city rankings: “The regurgitated notion that New York, London, and Tokyo sit comfortably at the peak of the “global city” hierarchy has little bearing
UNEP Map: Slum Population of Africa
Usually Asia and not Africa comes to mind when we hear about rapid urbanization. UN-HABITAT however, warns that over the next 40 years Africa’s urban population will triple. With this trend in mind the results of Riccardo Pravettoni’s map below
UNEP Map: Slum Population of Africa
Usually Asia and not Africa comes to mind when we hear about rapid urbanization. UN-HABITAT however, warns that over the next 40 years Africa’s urban population will triple. With this trend in mind the results of Riccardo Pravettoni’s map below
Real Time City: LIVE Singapore
MIT’s SENSEable City Lab presents “LIVE Singapore!,” a series of five different perspectives of flowing real time data in Singapore. The exhibit is composed of: multi-dimensional maps… showing the movement of crowds, taxis, airline passengers, the cityʼs fast changing microclimatic
Real Time City: LIVE Singapore
MIT’s SENSEable City Lab presents “LIVE Singapore!,” a series of five different perspectives of flowing real time data in Singapore. The exhibit is composed of: multi-dimensional maps… showing the movement of crowds, taxis, airline passengers, the cityʼs fast changing microclimatic
Photogenic Cities
Have you ever wondered how photogenic your city is? Eric Fischer created a series of maps, ordered by the number of pictures taken in the central cluster of each city. He use geotagged photo information from public Flickr and Picasa
Photogenic Cities
Have you ever wondered how photogenic your city is? Eric Fischer created a series of maps, ordered by the number of pictures taken in the central cluster of each city. He use geotagged photo information from public Flickr and Picasa
Mapping Shacks in Uganda
UN-HABITAT and Slum/Shack Dwellers International have joined forces in Uganda on a pilot project mapping land occupancy in urban slums based on actual patterns of occupancy rather than parcel boundary. This project is part of a larger effort by the
Mapping Shacks in Uganda
UN-HABITAT and Slum/Shack Dwellers International have joined forces in Uganda on a pilot project mapping land occupancy in urban slums based on actual patterns of occupancy rather than parcel boundary. This project is part of a larger effort by the
Urban Form in Shanghai vs New York
Berlin New York Istanbul After last week’s post Comparing Urban Form and then seeing these amazing comparative maps by French artist Armelle Caron I was inspired to investigate urban form a little deeper. One description of Caron’s work says, Caron
Urban Form in Shanghai vs New York
Berlin New York Istanbul After last week’s post Comparing Urban Form and then seeing these amazing comparative maps by French artist Armelle Caron I was inspired to investigate urban form a little deeper. One description of Caron’s work says, Caron
City Beautiful: Art as map. Map as Art.
This week’s City Beautiful lets my current urban planner self wax nostalgic with my undergrad art history major self from so long ago – together we’re going to indulge in a little exploration of how cities, photography and geographic information
City Beautiful: Art as map. Map as Art.
This week’s City Beautiful lets my current urban planner self wax nostalgic with my undergrad art history major self from so long ago – together we’re going to indulge in a little exploration of how cities, photography and geographic information
Ring Roads!
Ring roads are not loved by all planners, but the are certainly fascinating when compared across the world on this poster by Rice University’s School of Architecture: Rings Roads of the World. Melissa
Ring Roads!
Ring roads are not loved by all planners, but the are certainly fascinating when compared across the world on this poster by Rice University’s School of Architecture: Rings Roads of the World. Melissa
Urban Form at the Center of Egypt’s Revolution
Tahrir Square, in downtown Cairo, remained the center of protests that led to the ousting of Mubarak on Friday. The New York Times published a interactive map yesterday that displays how the protest and police clashes too shape, literally, over
Urban Form at the Center of Egypt’s Revolution
Tahrir Square, in downtown Cairo, remained the center of protests that led to the ousting of Mubarak on Friday. The New York Times published a interactive map yesterday that displays how the protest and police clashes too shape, literally, over
Encountering Urbanization 