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Matt Corke

Toward Zero Waste: Mumbai's Informal Recycling Economy | Sustainable Cities Collective - 1 views

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shared by Matt Corke on 13 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Mumbai’s rapid growth, high density, and sheer size present significant challenges for its waste management system. The enormous quantity of waste generated in the city makes large-scale, technologically driven “solutions” tempting. However, the opposite approach—a highly decentralized, people-powered model of waste management—has proven successful
James Mattiace

Google Street View Captures Stunning Images of American Poverty Too | Motherboard - 3 views

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shared by James Mattiace on 17 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • James Mattiace on 17 Jun 13
     
    Interesting take on the voyeurism and imagery of Google Earth.
James Mattiace

37 Things to Consider Before Moving to Portland | Estately Blog - 0 views

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shared by James Mattiace on 12 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • James Mattiace on 12 Jun 13
     
    Yep.  Urban pull factors, stages in the life cycle, and just plain fun,
Kathleen Noreisch

Creating Hipsturbia in the Suburbs of New York - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 17 Feb 13
     
    New forms of suburbanization in NY. Gentrification of the suburbs?
Jim Haske

The Places We Live - Magnum Photos - 1 views

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shared by Jim Haske on 14 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Jim Haske on 14 Feb 09
     
    Jonas Bendiksen provide us with photos from four different slum areas which he visited: Caracas, Venezuela; Mumbai, India; Nairobi, Kenya; and Jakarta, Indonesia. He offers us a view of various aspects of slum life through images and narration he acquired while visiting 16 different homes in these cities.
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