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Women in Planning: The ISOCARP Awards in November (opens the original)
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Hi everyone, Exciting news: The ISOCARP Awards for Women in Planning are open for nominations for the first time. They will celebrate outstanding women, organisations, companies, policies, initiatives, research and planning work advancing more inclusive and gender-responsive planning worldwide.<div class="im
Garden Cities: What can we learn from them today? (opens the original)
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There are garden cities all over the world today, mostly in suburbs. But where does this idea come from, and how did it develop? Can we learn something from the original concept? I took a trip to the first two garden cities recently and found pleasant and affluent towns, smoothed from a radical idea into something more comfortable.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nm3V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-me
How are informal settlements staying cool in extreme heat? (opens the original)
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In places like Jacobabad, Pakistan, summer temperatures can reach 50°C (122°F). With little to no access to water and unaffordable electricity to run air conditioners, residents resort to wrapping wet cloth around their heads and necks to cool down. This level of extreme heat disrupts sleep, caregiving, and daily routine. Home-based workers, predominantly women working as cooks or maids, lose vital income when indoor temperatures become intolerable. As temperatures rise, so do the n
Public toilets: Essential amenities that should be practical & attractive (opens the original)
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This is a guest article by Karl Dickinson from CityChangers - thank you, Karl! You can see the original here: https://citychangers.org/midcoast-public-toilets-strategy/ Australia is a world leader in public toilet provision.It may be a vast country, but its 23,000 public conveniences means that there’s the equivalent of one for every 1,200 people, even available in remote areas.Compare that to data from the UK, where a single public toilet ser
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