Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social)

Associate Prof of Community and Regional Planning @UBCscarp
Environmental Sci and Planning | Local-Scientific Knowledge Integration | Urban Climate Adaptation

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

The mobilizing power of youth in planning. I made a 5-minute video summarizing our participatory action research project to address adaptation to rising temperatures in Roanoke, VA: https://t.co/GbVItH6BNW

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

@GIS_jiang @Penn @WeitzmanSchool @PennMUSA Wow!!! Congratulations!

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

@ChaopengShen Congrats!

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

@MoiraZellner @sinafazelpour @saiphcita @HeydariSys "Collaborative modeling processes are situated within social and governance structures... The extent to which the participatory model-building process can enhance deliberations towards implementable solutions will thus be a function of this co-evolutionary dance" - @MoiraZellner

[Bruce STIFTEL @BruceStiftel]

"Now, more than 25 years later, I am happy to admit that just about everything that first-timer me thought about the conference-going experience was wrong — in some cases, wildly and counterproductively wrong." 1/4

https://t.co/qBhMVCyAqI

[Alex Pentland @alex_pentland]

Continuing our work with strengthening democracy - new collaborative paper on how #GenAI can be a tool to promote civil discourse and usable citizen input to inform policy; with a framework to assess potential opportunities & risks w/ platform integration. https://t.co/YgLNElUv2S

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

@VT_LiberalArts @VTMURP Students embodying our motto: Ut Prosim, That I May Serve.

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

What can the development of a serious game for urban park design teach us about community planning? A lot! Understanding diverse park user preferences, facilitation skills, conflict resolution, spatial synergies and tradeoffs in design, empathy, and care.
https://t.co/fotpNcCLLv

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

This is one activity in our H.O.P.E. for Heat Resilience project, funded by the @NSFCIVIC program. @VTSPIA students are mentoring younger students from @City_of_Roanoke to gain skills in urban planning, while themselves learning how to work in community. https://t.co/twJS4wnLuV

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

Proud of my @VTMURP students for hosting Roanoke H.O.P.E. High School Students last week here at @virginia_tech. MURPs designed a serious game to help students learn some neighborhood #planning, #facilitation, and #parkdesign considerations.

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

@RalphPHall @VTSPIA @VT_LiberalArts @toddschenk @VTMURP @VTSPIA_UG @YangZhang08 Andddd just on the bus back to Bburg now. The kids were awesome, so enthusiastic to get started, and had great energy! Can’t wait to introduce them to our MURPs in a couple weeks~ @NSFCIVIC

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

We are extremely excited for the next few months, and grateful for the opportunity, from the @NSF @NSFCIVIC program. #workforcedevelopment #urbanplanning #diversityandinclusion

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

These letters are going out to eight high school students in Roanoke. Over the next 10 months, they, with the support of @VTSPIA MURP students, will be creating plans to build community capacity to deal with the effects of rising temperatures in Roanoke, VA. @VT_LiberalArts

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

@toddschenk I like the idea of a workshop here with students to solicit ideas about gaps and in courses. Might be useful for both our DEI and studio planning~

[American Planning Association @APA_Planning]

Explore the future of urban planning! Students at @UMich crafted the Radical Planning course, challenging norms and prioritizing community-led initiatives. Discover how they're reshaping the planning landscape. https://t.co/2Bg1JIyc4o

[Jeremy Hoffman @jer_science]

The Southeast is losing more tree canopy to developed land use than any other region since 1985. This is a worrying trend as we sprawl our cities further outward into biodiverse, working land instead of upward. https://t.co/XuLBsxZTWv

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

This book has been so key to helping me think through my career and community engagement this year. Reflections by @valeriestahl Robert Beauregard show how colleagues in diff career stages relate to the work.

[Planning theory&prac @planningtheory.bsky.social @Planning_theory]

"In her new book Mapping Possibility, Leonie Sandercock arranges some of her most significant writings along the trajectory of her professional and emotional life."
@valerieestahl and Robert Beauregard review: https://t.co/MLowtCLdXM

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

An excellent reflection on Science Policy over the decades. Incl explanation of how we find ourselves in current anti-expert anti-elite culture. What role has our “belief in” science as separate from/superior to values & interests played? https://t.co/Kx1UcXurGs

[Fralin Life Sciences Institute @FralinLifeSci]

A team of researchers, led by @CHAOLIM85 , have been awarded a @NSF grant to work with #Roanoke communities to combat the impact of rising temperatures and promote healing among those impacted by harmful urban planning practices.
https://t.co/BXUTWMbDGz

[CaGIS @cartographyGIS]

New paper! Gunjan Barua, Thomas Pingel and Theodore Lim @CHAOLIM85 explore how different color schemes and augmentation help interpretation of UAV sourced thermal imagery data, https://t.co/pfyNufNG37, #gischat

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

@jer_science this is the pub I mentioned before in this thread. The users performed well using the red-blue colormap, but really didn't "like" it in our study... https://t.co/Y2n8OeOngP

[Jeremy Hoffman @jer_science]

In a clear majority, people preferred the blue->red color ramp which I agree is more intuitively related to temperature. This will help us train people to use @flir thermal cameras to document green infrastructure solutions that target high surface temperatures in cities. Thanks!

[Theo Lim (@chaolim85.bsky.social) @CHAOLIM85]

New publication out! What colormaps should we use to represent spatial temperature data? User spatial task performance and reported preference show that Ironbow is well-liked and performed well. But, user performance and preference do not always align. https://t.co/k6tfIUOtPb