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July 14, 2013 8:13 AM

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Luminous Cities: A New Mapping Project Shows HOW Events are Tied to Place

From www.theatlanticcities.com - July 13, 2013 9:23 PM

Take a look at a set of maps that tell encoded stories of politics, natural disasters and social movements.

There are many nice Flickr visualizations of global cities but never anything quite this comprehensive across space and time: Meet Luminous Cities, a creation of the London-based mapping and digital arts firm TraceMedia, built with support from the Centre for Spatial Analysis & Policy at the University of Leeds and the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London.

The project is trying to "uncover the archeology of data traces left by social media" in cities across the globe...

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November 12, 2012 4:56 AM

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What Makes a Great Public Destination?

From www.pps.org - November 12, 2012 12:44 AM

In a recent blog post, entrepreneur-turned-VC Mark Suster wrote about the necessary ingredients for a city trying o develop a successful start-up community. His advice seemed applicable to any community that’s trying to create a strong local sense of place, so we’ve retrofitted his recommendations to speak broadly to people who are working to transform their public spaces into magnetic destinations that are reflective of the diverse communities that surround them.

Stop by and read the complete article for details on the elements of great public spaces, including:

place capital events access to advocates local press + organizational tools placemakers flagship public space
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February 8, 2013 8:07 AM

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New Urban Ideas: 22 Cities Prepare to Pilot the Future

From designbuildsource.com.au - February 4, 2013 3:16 PM

22 cities have called for innovative solutions to solve urban challenges as part of the Citymart urban ideas competition. The aim is to identify & share solutions to challenges that cities face.

The 2012 competition attracted 1,519 entries from 70 countries. Now Aalborg, Barcelona, Boston, Christchurch, Eindhoven, Fukuoka DC, L’Hospitalet, Lagos, Lavasa, London, Maringa, Mexico City, Oulu, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rosario, San Francisco, Sant Cugat, Sheffield, Tacoma, Terrassa and York all hope to evoke a similar response.

The cities have presented challenges across a vast array of areas including mobility, economic development, social inclusion, health and well-being, urban management, lighting, energy, culture, future government and sustainable lifestyles...

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