Many rightly extol virtues of Dutch improvements in street design but many French streets have improved hugely over last 15yrs. Here’s an almost random small town (Vallency) example with street trees elegantly narrowing carriageway & rendering whole street humane & safe …

If you're defending the mass starvation of children in Gaza, then it's time to take a step back & look at your moral compass: "Surely it is impossible for us, as normal human beings, to watch children starve to death without making an effort to save them." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We are now recruiting for a 0.2 FTE Research Associate post to work on the EPSRC IAA project 'IAA2022-Technical support for implementation of Medellin’s Comuna 8 (C8) . The post is on the HWU website at enzj.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat… Deadline for applications is 8th April.

Well I've never felt more seen (given what I've experienced especially this academic year) than this short article. Especially the bit on Annual Review's & deadlines 😭 The systems is broken. Class Is Canceled Until Further Notice While I Do My Job mcsweeneys.net/articles/class…

I get to talk about some awesome impactful work I’ve been doing on climate- and listen to colleagues talk about their fascinating research impact too. Come join us! Some interesting and inspiring stories - ask us difficult questions 👍 and leave with #hope 🌍🌏🌎 #ClimateAction

This is good - better than previous articles on the topic. Makes the point that things won't stop with cuts in the arts and humanities, since they often help fund more expensive STEM degrees. 1/2 newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

Expongamos todo lo que hemos venido aprendiendo de gestión del riesgo y del cambio climático en la comuna 8; sigamos reivindicando la vivienda, el ambiente y el ordenamiento territorial como la mejor forma de habitar nuestros barrios 🏠🌱🌄🌝🌞💚

Con la ilustre profesora emérito Francoise Coupé desde el DAGRD - Medellín le apostamos a las acciones de articulación con organizaciones sociales para fortalecer la GRD sumando instituciones cooperantes como The University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University y Minas Medellín UNAL.

The Annual Lecture is opened to all members Royal Town Planning Institute @RTPIScotland. Get booked in if you are interested to hear the fantastic Professor Carlos Moreno.

Tomorrow (27th at 2pm) is the big day! Suzanne Fitzpatrick and @PKMackie will be talking about homelessness prevention - typology, legislation, school initiatives, and findings from their recent national study for Homeless Link Online sign up here - i-sphere.site.hw.ac.uk/event/i-sphere…

Writing is a way of thinking. If you delegate writing to AI, you skip the thinking as well as the writing.

Dr Adriana Portella was awarded a British Academy research funding to study Climate Change with Indigenous Communities in the Amazon. It is a partnership between Heriot-Watt University and the Federal University of Pelotas. thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/funding-a…

"Almost 40% of carbon emissions come from the building sector." Researchers Heriot-Watt University are investigating the use of biochar as a low-carbon construction resource to improve sustainability.

Listen to I-SPHERE’s Dr Lynne McMordie on Radio 4 explain how the congregate nature of hostels and shelters can be used as a form of social control for people experiencing homelessness. (Starts at 20 mins) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Urban Energy Research Group

The Brunton Must Be Replaced! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/KJcRHVgx54 via Change.org UK

Sendero de escaleras con cañuelas laterales y alcantarillados empotrados para aguas lluvias y aguas negras separadas en el barrio Carpinelo2. Trabajo comunitario con apoyo de universidades nacionales y extranjeras. Medellín posible

Took me a while, but you can now find me at hcsmith.bsky.social

Un trabajo realizado por la comunidad del barrio La Honda en Medellín, con el apoyo de MinCultura Colombia, Proyecto NN, Juancho Sinisterra Planeación es prevención!