Lucie Laurian

Associate Director of the School of Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Iowa. Comes from Paris. Loves hiking, quilting, visual arts.
@UofISPPA

[Lucie Laurian @LaurianLucie]

Good article on housing and gentrification. The focus is on Durham, but the pattern is national. Maybe housing can't all left to market forces after all? https://t.co/GiCB1xJfha

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Maybe now we have enough reasons to increase urban densities?
https://t.co/qfcdQDD7NM

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Bot landlords, this is new... (Just the efficient faceless interface of major corporations buying homes on a grand scale). VICE: Robot Landlords Are Buying Up Houses.
https://t.co/xnkIlInZX4

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Great piece on the affordable housing gap! The Atlantic: The U.S. Needs More Housing Than Almost Anyone Can Imagine.
https://t.co/lXVhDe7WAu

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I know Twitter is almost passé now, but this is big news: US house honoring a treaty with the Cherokee Nation ... The New York Times: House Considers Seating a Delegate From the Cherokee Nation.
https://t.co/2425jcOcXw

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Yess!! No-lawns landcaping! Greater Baton Rouge Business Report: Louisiana landscaping company encourages clients to ‘kill’ their lawns.
https://t.co/z4xIr2FJKY

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When we worry about the effects of rewilding on property values, somehow i feel optimistic...
The Guardian: 'Green gentrification' due to rewilding could force out poorer communities.
https://t.co/snYH9lnV64

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The New York Times: At 75, the Father of Environmental Justice Meets the Moment.
https://t.co/2ymFNp3Lsl

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From Japan and soon available in English, this may be a good read...
The Guardian: ‘A new way of life’: the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan.
https://t.co/O4Ak0j41jx

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Jackson's water crisis: The Guardian links EJ, schools desegregation, white flight, disinvestment...
https://t.co/SYI9T1eihJ

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Free (subsidized) train passes to address inflation and climate change. Yes! https://t.co/CdEGrMGDLL

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Symbiotic architecture imaginary! Have a look at manas bhatia's AI-generated surreal symbiotic architecture.
https://t.co/2sXYbEzSPT

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A good place to find positive, feadible solutions on climate action. https://t.co/WxdmX6zzE6

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Yes! Hydrogen trains!
https://t.co/kl7RtYwQh9

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More evidence ... The New York Times: Home Appraised With a Black Owner: $472,000. With a White Owner: $750,000..
https://t.co/lmzPkBIPQd

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A little hopeful summary on sustainable agriculture. Good read: soils can retain nutrients, carbon, water!

The Guardian: I sold the rights to my Groove Armada songs to buy a farm – now I hope to revolutionise food production.
https://t.co/39DYCcPGjr

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Noise planning: Not just for dense cities, but also for communities along interstate highways someday? See How Paris Is Waging a War on Noise Pollution (Bloomberg)
https://t.co/Mht8F7OCKd

[Lucie Laurian @LaurianLucie]

When the court system might be working as planned... Judge throws out Biden administration’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale
https://t.co/YhtIMzyzeA

[Rob Sand @RobSandIA]

You. You, reading this.

Someone may really look up to you, just for working to live a good life and do right.

Keep up the good work.

[Lucie Laurian @LaurianLucie]

@AdamolaC @d_hsu_work Next year maybe,?