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#Housing #Rezoning #yyc #yyccc #Sprawl #UrbanSprawl #Density

Venn diagram showing how low density, low taxes and stable services don't exist

Behold this immutable fact of city-building. We've always built the most expensive way possible. Previous council took real, bold steps to fix this. New council debating repeal. In it's place, what? Anything? Another panel? Another study? #Housing #Rezoning #yyc #yyccc #Sprawl #UrbanSprawl #Density

View from a bus looking out at a city street.

By: Karwin Luo

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📸 Panasonic, DMC-LX5
5.1mm ƒ/4.0
1/500s
ISO 80

#architecture #road #bridge #cityscape #transportation #highway #modernArchitecture #cityView #urbanLandscape #modernCity #urbanSprawl

Boom & Burden of Big Cities — Internal Migration in Vietnam Over the past two decades, new opportunities in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have become powerful symbols of Vietnam’s growth. The skyscrapers, industrial zones, and bustling streams of motorbikes tell ...

Vietnam -- big cities boom as the rural population moves to the big cities. But that causes stresses, too.

gobserver.net/6421/global-... #vietnam #asia #urban #urbansprawl

The Disease of Civilization Aerial cityscape showing dense neighborhoods, roads and rail lines, and a river with bridges.

*THROWBACK ALERT!* Ever fly over NJ and feel a little sick? A biting photo-essay calls dense development “a tumor on the land,” urging the safest route: go around—or fly over. #UrbanSprawl #NewJersey #Photography [Originally posted: 2011/07/07]

Le Grand Montréal doit-il se doter d’une « ceinture verte »? Laval vient d’ajouter 52 hectares à la « Trame verte et bleue » du Grand Montréal, mais une étude de Concordia soutient qu'il faudra beaucoup plus.

[1/8] Laurent Mercier-Roy présente une étude du géographe Jochen Jaeger, (Univ Concordia) plaidant pour une véritable ceinture verte autour du Grand #Montréal. L’objectif est de freiner l’urbanisation des derniers milieux naturels avant qu’ils ne disparaissent. #geography #urbansprawl #greenbelt

“For decades, unsustainable urban development has fueled #UrbanSprawl. But instead of subsidies for individual mobility, all of Austria needs attractive and affordable public transport!” #SpatialPlanning

I'm so tired of developers and their big houses. There is no shortage of large homes. Neighbouring communities are growing bc of property tax brought on by #PoorLandUse, #UrbanSprawl and chasing #ShinyNew. #yqrcc

Net-loss new neighbourhoods mean higher taxes, warns Edmonton councillor New Kettle Lakes neighbourhood structure plan will need tweaking just to be revenue neutral, says O-Day'min coun. Anne Stevenson.

My latest for the @edmontonjournal.com

'Effectively, when we approve neighbourhoods that we know operate at a net loss, we are approving future tax increases'

#Edmonton #YegCC #UrbanSprawl #Infill

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via @cbcnews.ca : #Calgary ’s population is growing, and new residents need a place to live. The city is known for sprawling communities of single-family homes, which require an extension of public services and infrastructure

#density #urbanism #urbansprawl #munpoli

cc @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social

Proposing Targets and Limits to Urban Sprawl: How Likely are Current Greenbelt Scenarios for Montreal to Achieve Proposed Reference Values by 2070? - Environmental Management Rapid increases in urban sprawl in many cities across the planet pose a challenge that needs to be addressed urgently. This study proposes targets, limits, and warning values to urban sprawl as a quan...

[6/6] Comme pour le bruit ou la pollution de l’air, l’urbanisation doit être encadrée par des seuils mesurables. Cette méthode est transférable à d’autres métropoles pour construire des villes plus sobres en sol. #geography #urbansprawl #sustainable #cities

Limiting urban sprawl requires establishing clear targets and limits to expansion, new study proposes Cities need clear limits and targets on urban sprawl to understand whether planning tools like greenbelts and denser development are working, according to new Concordia research. Applying such metrics...

[1/6] Une étude de chercheurs de la Concordia University montrant que lutter contre l’étalement urbain exige des objectifs chiffrés et des limites claires. Sans indicateurs précis, il est impossible d’évaluer l’efficacité des politiques urbaines.
#geography #urbansprawl #sustainable #cities

Study areas ( ) and their degree of urban sprawl as measured by the number of artificial patches per square kilometer. This density of artificial patches reflects how subdivided are artificial areas given that they always represent 20% of the total study area.

[8/8] Préserver la biodiversité urbaine suppose de limiter l’étalement et de protéger les habitats périurbains à grande échelle. Les politiques centrées uniquement sur les espaces verts urbains sont insuffisantes face aux dynamiques régionales de fragmentation. #geography #urbansprawl #biodiversity

The negative impact of urban sprawl on biodiversity: A simulation approach to genetic diversity in European cities Current urbanization trends pose multiple challenges to biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services to city dwellers. Beside att…

[1/8] Des chercheurs analysent comment l’étalement urbain affecte la biodiversité. À partir de simulations menées dans 325 villes européennes, ils étudient l’effet des formes urbaines sur la diversité génétique animale. #geography #urbansprawl #biodiversity

#YYCcc moving backwards. We’ll see how wasteful they are in the first months. Giving up $129 million is going to suck, but that’s the direction they are taking us.

#UrbanSprawl #Affordability #Transit
#BadGovernment #UnethicalAlberta

1950: 30% of world population lived in cities
Today: >80%
Almost 500 cities house 1M residents. Rapid urbanization brings many problems—traffic/pollution/overextraction of groundwater. #Urbansprawl often moves cities into rural areas. #urbanpopulations

[8/8] Les autrices appellent à des recherches localisées, co-construites avec urbanistes et habitants, pour comparer précisément les formes urbaines et guider l’aménagement. Comprendre cette diversité permettrait d’adapter les villes aux besoins écologiques.
#geography #urbansprawl #biodiversity

How and where sprawl and compact residential development are compared determines what’s better for biodiversity - npj Urban Sustainability npj Urban Sustainability - How and where sprawl and compact residential development are compared determines what’s better for biodiversity

[1/8] C. Brinegar et S. Gagné (Univ North Carolina) étudient comment la forme urbaine influence la biodiversité. L'analyse de 23 études sur les habitats compacts et dispersés montre qu’aucun modèle d’urbanisation ne favorise systématiquement la biodiversité. #geography #urbansprawl #biodiversity

Document 3. Transect le long de la vallée de la Têt (Pyrénées-Orientales) : une acceptation différenciée du ZAN dans un territoire sous tensions multiples. Réalisation : Aurélie Delage, David Giband et Aurélie Valet, 2024. Voir l'image en très grand : cliquez ici.

[10/10] La sobriété foncière ne peut être pensée à l’échelle communale seule. Le transect éclaire les interdépendances, les conflits d’usages et les capacités différenciées à densifier ou renaturer. Il devient un outil stratégique pour piloter la transition.
#geography #ZAN #landuse #urbansprawl

La lutte contre l’artificialisation des sols en France, de la loi ZAN aux territoires La France connaît actuellement un « moment ZAN », du nom d’une loi visant à limiter le plus possible l’artificialisation des sols. Mais si les excès de l’étalement urbain font l’unanimité, et si la sobriété foncière est une nécessité indiscutable, les moyens d’y parvenir, ainsi que l’atterrissage des outils législatifs dans les territoires locaux, sont loin d’être évidents. Les auteurs proposent d’observer localement les effets et les potentialités de la loi dans trois territoires, en utilisant la méthode du transect.

[1/10] @geoconfluences.bsky.social Aurélie Delage, David Giband et Raphaël Languillon-Aussel analysent la loi #ZAN et montrent comment la sobriété foncière transforme les territoires. Leur étude compare trois transects pour comprendre les mutations de l’urbanisation.
#geography #landuse #urbansprawl

Urban Sprawl Puts Clean Water Access At Risk All the science news you can handle in a single feed

Urban Sprawl Puts Clean Water Access At Risk #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #CleanWater #UrbanSprawl #EnvironmentalImpact

Oh please!
they act like they're doing society a favour
FFs
more rabbit hutches
Tiny houses
Tiny gardens
stuck right next to the almost constantly busy A5
and wait for them to fill in the gaps too.
Seen it happen so much over the last few decades
Rubbing their hands together
$£$£$£$£$£$
#UrbanSprawl

🔊Do you know the way to Kathmandu?
3D map: 2025 Imagery v 1967 Corona satellite via Nepali Times #MediaLayer @esriuk.bsky.social ArcGISOnline #Scene + GEBCO bathymetry 3.5 x exagg
c 200%⬆️ #UrbanSprawl शहरी विस्तार
+ @johnmaus.bsky.social 'Do Your Best'
#30DayMapChallenge Day 8: Urban
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Consumo di suolo: il cemento avanza a ritmi record in Italia (+78,5 km² nel 2024).

#Consumodisuolo | Il cemento avanza a ritmi record in #Italia (+𝟳𝟴,𝟱 𝗸𝗺² nel 2024), secondo il Rapporto #SNPA: m.dellevittorie.it/consumo-suol...

#immobiliare #RapportoSNPA #ISPRA #ARPA #edilizia #roma #landtake #RealEstate #urbansprawl #DelleVittorieHT

Consumo di suolo: il cemento avanza a ritmi record in Italia (+78,5 km² nel 2024) | Consumo di suolo, Dati statistici, Economia, Immobiliare, Indagini, ricerche e sondaggi Consumo di suolo, Indagini e... Dati record dal Rapporto SNPA: nel 2024 l'Italia ha consumato +78,5 km² di suolo. Scopri l'analisi sull'impatto per edilizia e mercato immobiliare, con un focus su Roma.

#Consumodisuolo | Il cemento avanza a ritmi record in #Italia (+𝟳𝟴,𝟱 𝗸𝗺² nel 2024): m.dellevittorie.it/consumo-suol...

#immobiliare #RapportoSNPA #ISPRA #ARPA #edilizia #roma #landtake #RealEstate #urbansprawl #DelleVittorieHT

Kobe from the top of a 328m mountain.

Kobe from somewhere a bit lower

Lower still. This is more Itayado

I live thatta way...

Views from yesterday's walk. Surprisingly I didn't feel it in my legs today.

#photography #urbanSprawl #HillWalking #Japan #landscape

CEQA Reforms Spark Both Excitement and Environmental Concern – KneeDeep Times California Environmental Quality Act updates may open up more housing, but some are sounding alarms about bypassed environmental regulations.

Supporters argue that these reforms will reduce #urbansprawl, encourage #transitorienteddevelopment, and ultimately benefit climate resilience. #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing

Read all about it at KneeDeep Times: buff.ly/LgALpE4

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[3/8] Regina visait dès 2013 à construire 30% de nvx logements dans ses quartiers existants, mais entre 2014 et 2021, la majorité des développements s’est faite en banlieue. Cet écart entre ambitions politiques et réalités du terrain illustre la difficulté du virage urbain. #geography #urbansprawl

Photo of four brand new residential towers in close proximity with no space showing in between.

Vertical sprawl.

#photography #sydney #urbansprawl #highrise

Commissioner Williams addresses concerns over new subdivision development in county Commissioner Williams expresses support for subdivision despite local resistance and urban sprawl fears.

The Christian County Commission faces tough choices as they prepare to vote on a controversial development that could reshape local farmland into new homes.

Get the details!

#ChristianCounty #MO #CitizenPortal #FarmlandProtection #ChristianCountyDevelopment #CommunityGrowth #UrbanSprawl