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https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/43ejdm/canada-has-a-broken-housing-system-and-it-has-fucked-over-millennials
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Vice
Damn, it was good to be a Boomer.
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https://howwegettonext.com/could-the-cities-of-the-future-take-the-form-of-a-digital-swarm-5531a3931760#989d.jluck8t89
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How We Get to Next
Each time we move to a new city, we make memories as the city slowly takes shape in our minds. Every new place we locate — the closest grocery store, the post office, rendezvous points with friends —…
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http://99percentinvisible.org/article/ghost-boxes-reusing-abandoned-big-box-superstores-across-america/
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99 Percent Invisible
Big-box stores promise convenience and jobs for suburbs and small towns, but have a mixed reputation with designers and citizens. Many see big boxes as icons of unsustainable sprawl, reinforcing car culture with highway-oriented access and expansive parking lots. These boxy buildings not only take up vast amounts of land but often also require infrastructure around them to
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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/8/4/20726427/raj-chetty-segregation-moving-opportunity-seattle-experiment
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Vox
Chetty says the Creating Moves to Opportunity program has "the largest effect I’ve ever seen in a social science intervention."
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http://www.factor-tech.com/future-cities/9013-edge-cities-highly-populated-cultural-wastelands-could-exist-by-2064/
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Factor
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/23/germany-imposes-rent-caps-inner-city-properties
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The Guardian
Rental properties are homes, not just commodities, says justice minister as new rules limit rent rises to 10% of local average
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-25/u-s-nursing-home-costs-may-get-worse-thanks-to-a-labor-shortage?srnd=premium
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Bloomberg
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https://www.dezeen.com/2022/09/11/fadaa-bio-brick-screens-d-o-aqaba-retail-space/?li_source=LI&li_medium=rhs_block_2
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Dezeen
Crushed shells were used to form the bio-brick partitions at this store for a decor brand in Aqaba, Jordan, by architecture studio FADAA.
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https://theconversation.com/more-housing-supply-isnt-a-cure-all-for-the-housing-crisis-188342
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The Conversation
The study found that market housing tenants faced above-average challenges in all aspects, while community housing tenants fared better. Limited housing affordances by tenure was reported as a difficulty for both renters groups. Most respondents were satisfied with neighborhood accessibility, but some issues were reported, such as lack of public transit and access to private outdoor spaces. Addressing housing vulnerability also means addressing housing instability, lack of housing affordances, or lack of access to neighborhood amenities. To build long-term community resilience, public policies should pay attention not only to housing adequacy but also to residential stability and the quality of life that homes and neighborhoods provide. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/climate/wildfires-insurance.html
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The New York Times
Insurers, facing huge losses, have been pulling back from fire-prone areas across California. “The marketplace has largely collapsed,” an advocate for counties in the state said.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielrunde/2015/02/24/urbanization-development-opportunity/#19f2b4036277
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Forbes
For the first time in history more than half the world’s population resides in cities. The world’s urban population now stands at 3.7 billion people, and this number is expected to double by 2050. The trend towards urbanization is only accelerating and 96 percent of all urbanization by 2030 will [...]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcbjWGj3jBk
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The School of Life
Very high house prices aren’t an act of God or a fact of nature. They’re the result of all sorts of policy and design mistakes – which we should try to under...
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https://www.fastcompany.com/3046685/the-5-billion-battle-for-the-american-dinner-plate
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Fast Company
Investors in startups like Blue Apron, HelloFresh, and Plated are wagering hundreds of millions of dollars on the idea that dinnertime is just too hard to manage. As meal-kit startups spring up like so many mushrooms, <em>Fast Company</em> investigates the boxed-meal phenomenon and how it will change the way we eat.
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Smart kitchen appliances like ovens and refrigerators are transforming food management to its most efficient potential.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/01/cities-housing-accessory-dwelling-units/550616/
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The Atlantic
Call them “accessory dwelling units” or “granny flats”—small living spaces built on existing lots could help make cities more affordable.
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https://theconversation.com/vr-technology-gives-new-meaning-to-holidaying-at-home-but-is-it-really-a-substitute-for-travel-101258
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The Conversation
Mind wandering engages the same neural pathways used to receive stimuli from the real world, evoking emotions similar to real life. VR can elicit these same feelings.
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Retrofitting old homes may be an essential tactic in reducing global carbon dioxide emissions.
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https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/advanced-electronics/our-insights/laying-the-foundation-for-success-in-the-connected-building-era
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McKinsey
Connected buildings could introduce a new way of living and working. Here’s what it will take for them to become mainstream.
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https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601107/data-mining-reveals-the-four-urban-conditions-that-create-vibrant-city-life/
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MIT Technology Review
Back in 1961, the gradual decline of many city centers in the U.S. began to puzzle urban planners and activists alike. One of them, the urban sociologist Jane Jacobs, began a widespread and detailed investigation of the causes and published her conclusions in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a controversial book that proposed…
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amazon-wants-use-holograms-turn-your-living-room-into-augmented-reality-1531681
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International Business Times
Amazon has patented a hologram projector system that can beam virtual objects onto tables and walls.
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7eaw/robot-landlords-are-buying-up-houses
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Vice
In a nutshell, the article discusses how landlords are increasingly using robots to buy and manage properties. This shift is largely due to the fact that robots can do things like collect rent and manage repairs more efficiently than a human can. As a result, this new trend is likely to have a big impact on the rental market in the years to come. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.
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https://interestingengineering.com/15-small-robots-that-will-invade-your-home-sooner-than-you-think
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Interesting Engineering
Whether you like it or not, the age of robots coexisting with humans is finally here. Here’s a list of small robots that may be a part of your home very soon.