Europe’s cities are getting more crowded—that’s a good thing.

The sprawling mass of suburbia has been a disaster for the environment. But now smaller, denser cities herald a renaissance in city living.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/europe-cities-populations

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We finally made it to the #fediverse, so it's time for a brief #introduction!
We are an interdisciplinary research group based at at the Dept. of #Geography at the University of Innsbruck exploring transient spaces and societies at the intersection of #urbanisation, #mobilities and #digitisation. We take a critical perspective on these cross-sectional themes and scrutinise how social practices and power relations shape them. See more: https://www.transient-spaces.org/

This startling telltale graphic depict the effects of rapid urbanisation and how it impacted one of the most beautiful cities of India. Bangalore, India's silicon valley.. A lesson for every place that is going through rapid urbanisation.
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#ClimateCrisis
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#bangalore

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/traffic-water-shortages-now-floods-slow-death-indias-tech-hub-2022-09-15/