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Resurgent phoenix Thanks Mary, I have a friend who survived Hurricane Katrina and now lives in our city. We we discussing this the other day. I am sure we can prepare a rough draft ... take it too the...
Nicole Ferraro California is a beautiful state, and its cities have lots of great qualities. But certainly when it comes to having elements that make a good 21st century city, Cali is falling behind. I couldn't...
Mujuku I visited LA for the first time about a month ago. I was struck at the low density of development. I was staying just 2 miles or so from the city centre, and the house I was in was a detached bungalow...
James@SanDiego California by all accords has had tremendous growth for over 100 years, most of it unregulated, unrestrained, and unsupported. The migrant influx has put unheard of burdens on the social structure...
kq4ym Maybe California is an example of the excesses made probable when a location has the combination of good weather, thriving industries (tv, movies, tourism) and a large geographic footprint attracting...
Davedgreat2000 Mary I can tell you that the state/city is trying to do everything to control the traffic better. However, they did changed the carpool lanes to Expresslanes on the 110 Freeway and the 10 Freeways,...
FeepingCreatures Mary: my understanding is that the 'ghost cities' in China were driven mainly by cheap capital loaned to favoured building companies, who took the "build it and they will come" approach. To...
Venks we must remember that crowdsourced evidence, is only part of the process that solves a crime. Yeah, you are probably right, thinbluedba. This is only a part of the solution. But, I was trying...
thinbluedba That's an very interesting scenario! To counter that tactic, we can use generally agreed upon markers for that specific scene, probably video and images gathered from reliable sources, and compare...
Mary Jander @Feeping: I hear you, but in China, individuals were responsible for the rise of sales of empty cities. In Africa, that syndrome could be repeated, no?
thinbluedba The mob mentality and vigilantes definitely occurred with the Vancouver riots as well. Two studies were conducted that actually concluded that sort of behaviour actually is a detriment to investigations....
Nicole Ferraro Re: "I'm not sure if even having a system for the public will help, as we are naturally social animals are like to share and talk and the anonymity of the internet results in a lack of accountability...
FeepingCreatures It seems to me the only sensible option is to bypass the government and start selling low-cost cities (read: affordable to build and maintain) direct to individuals. I believe this is possible,...
richheap Thanks Susan. I knew this had happened in the Boston bombing, but didn't know that other part of the story. I don't want to speculate whether the accusations had an impact but it does show that we...
Susan Leach "My worry is that when the info also spreads quickly around the internet, it brings out every bedroom super-sleuth wannabe who start using 'evidence' to make false accusations against innocent people." This...
richheap I'm sceptical about crowdsourced evidence. I don't mind if relevant photos or videos go to the police, even though it's an awful lot of information for them to trawl through. But it is a problem...
Venks Thanks for the blog, Jason. Its a real eye-opener seeking help fromthe general public incase of mishaps. Its heartening to see that the public is over helpful to the law enforcement authorities in...
thinbluedba Hi Nicole, You definitely raise an important point. Even just by looking at traditional journalism with TV news, there have been cases where the criminals are watching the news as the event...
thinbluedba Hi Nicole, You definitely raise an important point. Even just by looking at traditional journalism with TV news, there have been cases where the criminals are watching the news as the event...
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Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/20/2013
For California's cities, the bad news keeps on coming: The roster of fiscally challenged metros is on the rise; pollution is setting records; traffic congestion tops national lists.
Jason Cheung, Database Architect, Vancouver, BC, Police
5/16/2013
The Boston Marathon bombings and request by officials for digital evidence from the public reminded me of a problem with law enforcement's ability to handle such requests.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/15/2013
Is your city prepared for the next disaster? If not, the Rockefeller Foundation may be able to help. Just preparing the request may improve the situation.
Marc J. Cohen, Senior Researcher, Humanitarian Policy & Climate Change, Oxfam America
5/10/2013
Despite its wealth, the US has a high level of food insecurity. This problem is exacerbated in cities.
Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Global Food Security, US Department of State
5/6/2013
Cities in Nigeria face very different problems when it comes to food security.
Nancy Odendaal, Senior Lecturer in City and Regional Planning at UCT
5/2/2013
At last week's African Business-sponsored African Infrastructure Summit, I felt as if I was at a trade show with multinational engineering conglomerates vying for attention.
Marléna Sessions, CEO, Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
4/30/2013
It's a sad truth that a significant percentage of our urban workforce lacks the critical education and skills needed to work in a more technologically advanced economy.
Jason Cheung, Database Architect, Vancouver, BC, Police
5/16/2013
The Boston Marathon bombings and request by officials for digital evidence from the public reminded me of a problem with law enforcement's ability to handle such requests.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/15/2013
Is your city prepared for the next disaster? If not, the Rockefeller Foundation may be able to help. Just preparing the request may improve the situation.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/20/2013
For California's cities, the bad news keeps on coming: The roster of fiscally challenged metros is on the rise; pollution is setting records; traffic congestion tops national lists.
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Resurgent phoenix Thanks Mary, I have a friend who survived Hurricane Katrina and now lives in our city. We we discussing this the other day. I am sure we can prepare a rough draft ... take it too the...
Nicole Ferraro California is a beautiful state, and its cities have lots of great qualities. But certainly when it comes to having elements that make a good 21st century city, Cali is falling behind. I couldn't...
Mujuku I visited LA for the first time about a month ago. I was struck at the low density of development. I was staying just 2 miles or so from the city centre, and the house I was in was a detached bungalow...
James@SanDiego California by all accords has had tremendous growth for over 100 years, most of it unregulated, unrestrained, and unsupported. The migrant influx has put unheard of burdens on the social structure...
kq4ym Maybe California is an example of the excesses made probable when a location has the combination of good weather, thriving industries (tv, movies, tourism) and a large geographic footprint attracting...
Davedgreat2000 Mary I can tell you that the state/city is trying to do everything to control the traffic better. However, they did changed the carpool lanes to Expresslanes on the 110 Freeway and the 10 Freeways,...
FeepingCreatures Mary: my understanding is that the 'ghost cities' in China were driven mainly by cheap capital loaned to favoured building companies, who took the "build it and they will come" approach. To...
Venks we must remember that crowdsourced evidence, is only part of the process that solves a crime. Yeah, you are probably right, thinbluedba. This is only a part of the solution. But, I was trying...
thinbluedba That's an very interesting scenario! To counter that tactic, we can use generally agreed upon markers for that specific scene, probably video and images gathered from reliable sources, and compare...
Mary Jander @Feeping: I hear you, but in China, individuals were responsible for the rise of sales of empty cities. In Africa, that syndrome could be repeated, no?
thinbluedba The mob mentality and vigilantes definitely occurred with the Vancouver riots as well. Two studies were conducted that actually concluded that sort of behaviour actually is a detriment to investigations....
Nicole Ferraro Re: "I'm not sure if even having a system for the public will help, as we are naturally social animals are like to share and talk and the anonymity of the internet results in a lack of accountability...
FeepingCreatures It seems to me the only sensible option is to bypass the government and start selling low-cost cities (read: affordable to build and maintain) direct to individuals. I believe this is possible,...
richheap Thanks Susan. I knew this had happened in the Boston bombing, but didn't know that other part of the story. I don't want to speculate whether the accusations had an impact but it does show that we...
Susan Leach "My worry is that when the info also spreads quickly around the internet, it brings out every bedroom super-sleuth wannabe who start using 'evidence' to make false accusations against innocent people." This...
richheap I'm sceptical about crowdsourced evidence. I don't mind if relevant photos or videos go to the police, even though it's an awful lot of information for them to trawl through. But it is a problem...
Venks Thanks for the blog, Jason. Its a real eye-opener seeking help fromthe general public incase of mishaps. Its heartening to see that the public is over helpful to the law enforcement authorities in...
thinbluedba Hi Nicole, You definitely raise an important point. Even just by looking at traditional journalism with TV news, there have been cases where the criminals are watching the news as the event...
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