Ana M. Polgár

Urban planner specialised in cities, water and climate change.
Researching NBS & socio-spatial equity at UBC & PlanAdapt.
Passion for forests, mountains, maps.

[UTA-Do African Cities Workshop @UTADO_Africa]

A wonderful conversation between @GoDownArts and @crit_urbanisms at the second-last evening of #utado2023

[Dr. Lorraine Dongo @LorraineDongo]

UTA-Do 2023 African Cities workshop learning visit day at Mathare Social Justice Centre. More on their powerful critical work on their website: https://t.co/UNcMeNUeOo
@MathareSJustice
#utado2023

[edwin rwigi @edrwigi]

"Horizontal violence in Mathare is tied to state violence. It is an expression of systematic state neglect that dehumanises residents." - @juliet_wanjira
@MathareSJustice @UTADO_Africa @mnyakibia @LizaCirolia @andretwp #utado2023

[edwin rwigi @edrwigi]

@andretwp and @HuangZhengli are now sharing tips on how to overcome challenges faced when researching infrastructure @UTADO_Africa @mnyakibia @LizaCirolia #UTADo2023

[UTA-Do African Cities Workshop @UTADO_Africa]

From Nairobi to Addis to Dar to Kampala to Philly to Khartoum to Harare to Quito to Singapore to Amsterdam etc our #utado2023 cohort share what's exciting about their cities

[UTA-Do African Cities Workshop @UTADO_Africa]

At #utado2023 q&a with @suraya_scheba about the languages, the challenges and the commitments of #southernurbanism as a mode of scholarship

[UTA-Do African Cities Workshop @UTADO_Africa]

At @UTADO_Africa first afternoon: conversations about methods in urban research and how to think beyond the canon of colonial social sciences

[andrea pollio @andretwp]

The wonderful cohort of #utado2023 discussing methods and strategies around them with Wangui Kimari @UTADO_Africa

[African Centre for Cities @UrbanAfricaACC]

APPLY NOW | Calling all early-career academics, researchers, activists, and artists interested in urban theory in Africa! Apply now to be a part of the second UTA-DO African Cities Workshop in 2023, @urbtheoryafrica

https://t.co/h58AgLm9po

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

meanwhile in china
the yangtze river is so low that 600 year old buddhist statues appeared from the riverbed

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Important cultural knowledge! This map shows the spread of dumplings. Also start a fight over family dinner by discussing whether or not ravioli are dumplings. Source: https://t.co/xZhkjO5S7w

[Ana M. Polgár @Polgar_A]

https://t.co/ggSGHvsTHw Toronto rejects the "smart city" concept proposed by Sidewalk Labs and embraces #naturebasedsolutions 🌿🌇

[Clean Earth Gambia @EarthGambia]

The impacts of climate change is causing massive flash floods in The Gambia. We urge authorities to take shift actions to curb the poor drainage system in the county as vulnerable communities continue to be affected, houses destroyed and displacement increased!
📸@ALHAGIEMANKA

[Ana M. Polgár @Polgar_A]

Interesting read about the functions of street corners! https://t.co/ucL3QngHet

[Ana M. Polgár @Polgar_A]

Taylor Halverson: The surprising meaning of 30 shekels of silver https://t.co/Edqq2xrMpv via @DeseretNews

[Ana M. Polgár @Polgar_A]

Today I discovered someone needlefelted an entire Paleozoic aquarium and I think that is amazing!

https://t.co/Gj0w5rdiTR

[Ana M. Polgár @Polgar_A]

Ecosystem-based adaptation - A promising solution to flood risk in African cities https://t.co/IIHl8Opk1S
Read this summary of our report on the website of CDKN!

[PlanAdapt @PlanAdapt]

Looking for a more #innovative way to work as an individual consultant/researcher?💡

Check out the Climate Co-Adaptation Lab, a space for #collaboration between experts in #climateadaptation, #climatejustice, #climaterisk management & more.

🔗https://t.co/G1Wo6hupXF

[PlanAdapt @PlanAdapt]

It’s #Cities, Regions & Built Environment Day at #COP26! Check out our project with @cdknetwork on flood management in cities in the #GlobalSouth💧🌍

Our report looks at good practices in Cape Town, Durban, Nairobi and Mombasa ➡️https://t.co/4wx5QfSHqy

#climatechange #flooding

[Ana M. Polgár @Polgar_A]

The reason some animals in cave drawings have multiple heads and there are stripes on top of some of the drawings is that flickering of light in caves made the pictures drawn in caves move - that is really cool!
https://t.co/g41Ahx6xgE