A New Tool To Characterise The Socio-Environmental Dimensions Of Urban Rivers: Urban River Socio-Environmental Index
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105388 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #EnvironmentalEvaluation #SocioEcosystem #SocialConnectivity #UrbanRiver #Indicators #RiverRestoration #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #water #hydrology #urban #stream #ecosystem #cities #residents #community #nature #humanimpacts #artifical #engineered #URBS #watershed #drainage #management #restoration #geomorphology #hydrogeomorphology #ecology #urbansprawl #interdisciplinary #biophysical #social #community #France #Paris #MorbrasRiver #macroinvertebrates #riparian #vegetation #reaches #typology #landscape #landuse #landcover #variety #blandscaping

Foes of larger Saint John industrial park tired of being 'talked at' by city
Residents of the Lorneville area are pushing back even more now against the City of Saint John's proposed expansion of the Spruce Lake Industrial Park.
#politics #city #residents #SaintJohn #Lorneville #SpruceLake
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/spruce-lake-industrial-park-expansion-city-of-saint-john-save-lorneville-1.7499460?cmp=rss

Halifax tent encampments prepare for influx of new and returning residents
With the summer season only a couple of months away, residents of tent encampments throughout the city have seen an increase in population. William Thompson has been a resident of the Geary Street encampment for a month but has been sleeping rough for t...
#housing #city #residents #Halifax #GearyStreet #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11103775/halifax-tent-encampments-prepare-for-influx-of-new-and-returning-residents/

Ukraine Daily summary - Sunday, February 2 2025

https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Sunday,%20February%202%202025/

’The report came more than 100 years after a June 1921 report by the #justice department’s Bureau of Investigation, a precursor to the #FBI, blamed the #massacre on Black men and alleged that perpetrators did not violate any federal #laws.

The Friday #DoJ #report, however, acknowledged that the attack by white #citizens on Black #residents “was so #systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob #violence.”’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/10/tulsa-race-massacre-report-doj

Town, developer move to mediate over planned Perth golf course development
The future of a proposed subdivision in Perth, Ont., remains unclear as the town and the developer work under the supervision of the Ontario Land Tribunal to come to an agreement, while some local residents remain concerned about the scope of the project. 
#development #golf #mediation #residents #Perth #News #Canada #Ottawa
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/town-developer-move-to-mediate-over-planned-perth-golf-c...

Wilmot residents weigh in on proposed 51 per cent tax hike
People in Wilmot had their say as they potentially face down an almost 51 per cent tax hike.
#tax #politics #money #residents #Wilmot
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/wilmot-residents-weigh-in-on-proposed-51-per-cent-tax-hike-1.7168671

Mike's Holiday Playlist

#3.14159

Santa Dog 1972, by the Residents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FX8rAEAtUU

#Rejected by their #families, #LGBTQ+ #residents #celebrate #holidays with their #ChosenFamilies.

Across Southern #California, #groups host #events where members find #food, #music, #gifts – and #acceptance

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Holidays #Christmas #Family #Relationships #Representation #Culture

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2024/12/15/rejected-by-their-families-lgbtq-residents-celebrate-holidays-with-their-own/

City ends agreement with controversial service line warranty program
The City of Ottawa is ending its agreement with a company offering insurance-like plans for damaged service lines, after councillors received repeated complaints from residents about the company and its city-branded mail-outs.
#agreement #complaints #residents #Ottawa #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-service-line-warranty-program-ends-1.7405705?cmp=rss

#Spanish #residents appeal for #help, 3 days after historic #floods leave at least 205 dead https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/spain-floods-valencia-death-toll-rescue-relief-aid-4718031?cid=cna_flip_070214

“This is a disaster. There are a lot of elderly people who don’t have medicine. There are children who don’t have food. We don’t have milk, we don’t have water. We have no access to anything,” a resident of Alfafar, one of the most affected towns in south Valencia, told state television station TVE.

‘Why now?’ asks former councilman on Proposition 2 in Greece https://www.byteseu.com/519296/ #BillReilich #DougDobson #election #Greece #Proposition2 #Residents #TownBoard #voting

#MarriageEquality is on the #ballot in some #states this year. Here’s what you need to know.

With the #fear that #Obergefell hangs in the balance, states across the country are scrambling to #protect #LGBTQ+ #residents.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/10/marriage-equality-is-on-the-ballot-in-some-states-this-year-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

This is why the LEGAL #Haitian #immigrants in #Springfield, #Ohio were granted #TPS [temporary protected status].

Haitian gang #massacre leaves ≥70 dead, #UN says

Armed men belonging to the Gran Grif gang killed at least 70 people as they passed through a Haitian town w/automatic rifles shooting at #residents, a spox for the #UnitedNations' #HumanRights Office said on Friday.

#FuckTrump #immigration #law #Haiti #terrorism #geopolitics #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-horrified-least-70-killed-haiti-gang-massacre-2024-10-04/