From Vacant to Vital: Rethinking the Role of Empty Lots in North American Cities Christopher Brown’s A Natural History of Empty Lots explores urban edgelands, revealing their ecological resilience, human impact, and overlooked significance in city landscapes.

I have not, but I edited Carmen Gilmore's "From Vacant to Vital: Rethinking the Role of Empty Lots in North American Cities" article/review for @nichecanada.bsky.social! - niche-canada.org/2025/02/20/f...

And chatted with her about it - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWia...

#emptylots #urbannature

From Vacant to Vital: Rethinking the Role of Empty Lots in North American Cities Christopher Brown’s A Natural History of Empty Lots explores urban edgelands, revealing their ecological resilience, human impact, and overlooked significance in city landscapes.

This conversation was based on Gilmore's NiCHE article, "From Vacant to Vital: Rethinking the Role of Empty Lots in North American Cities" - niche-canada.org/2025/02/20/f...

#urbanplanning #emptylots #urbannature

The final paragraph of Christopher Brown’s ‘A Natural History of Empty Lots’: “Things that can be explained by science, but also understood by poets”. More of this kind of thinking, please! Such a beautiful book.

#christopherbrown #nonfiction #environmentalwriting #poetry #science #emptylots

These things I saw today #lasvegas #emptylots #abandonedplaces #vacuumcleaner #consoletv #hotdoghaus #urbanghosttown #GutterBooze #Sahara

Food co-op transforms vacant lot in Bowdoin-Geneva | Dorchester Reporter A formerly vacant lot at the corner of Topliff and Bowdoin Streets is opening to the public this Saturday as a functional park area. In addition to the recreational area, which includes cafe tables and chairs and raised bed planters, the Dorchester Community Food Co-op is currently in development for the site. The Co-op will be a community and worker-owned market providing

I like to see ideas like this taking shape in our MA communities:#sustainablefood #emptylots #Dorchester

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