Melissa Cate Christ

Urban activism / cultural heritage landscapes / global & local food security / social & environmental justice / landscape architecture

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity." — Lewis Mumford, 1955.

If you can remember, & share, only one quote about urban transportation, make it this one. We’ve known it for 60+ years. #InducedDemand https://t.co/GH4CMNAv1f

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

As #Laura crashes into the Gulf and California burns, the climate crisis has never seemed more obvious.
"It’s not coming; it’s here. The luxury of moving slowly, the margin for zigging and zagging to accommodate various interests, has disappeared."
https://t.co/vQEsppbjNW

[Zack Labe @ZLabe]

It's always so striking to me to look at this #Arctic graph. This is a serious transition from older (thicker) sea ice to younger (thinner) ice.

+ Figure/info available in https://t.co/lZNsZiTx7g

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

The idea is simple — plant brownfield sites densely & let them grow with minimal intervention. The result of Japan’s “Miyawaki Method” are complex ecosystems perfectly suited to local conditions that improve biodiversity, grow quickly & absorb more CO2. https://t.co/K08NRaJHWu

[Zack Labe @ZLabe]

July 2020 was a historic month in the #Arctic. From record low sea ice to anomalous warmth, here are a few striking graphs that tell the story...

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

100 economists--including some of the most famous on earth--call for dismantling the carbon economy as a crucial step towards rebuilding the planet.
Investing in oil and gas is 'fundamentally incompatible with a stable future.'
https://t.co/Jte8B6OVQk

[Louisa Lim @limlouisa]

My piece for @guardian on the horror show that is Beijing's assault on Hong Kong. Put simply, within a month, Beijing has dismantled a partially free society and is trying to use its new law to enforce global censorship on speech regarding Hong Kong. https://t.co/lDEmxmK0DB

[Antony Dapiran @antd]

Mass barring of pro-democracy legislators from running in LegCo elections (which may be delayed anyway). Not surprising, but also death knell for any pretense HK had to even a semi democratic system.

[Antony Dapiran @antd]

This is quite jaw-dropping: according to HK Govt statement, unacceptable behaviors for a candidate include “EXPRESSING AN OBJECTION IN PRINCIPLE to the enactment of the National Security Law by the NPC SC” (caps added) https://t.co/OeYqvaBIPC

[owen gaffney @owengaffney]

Our planet is no longer stable. The case for a #planetaryemergency to protect our #globalcommons ⁦@jrockstrom⁩ now via @FT #exponentialroadmap
https://t.co/Xm4MDljoHh

[Antony Dapiran @antd]

Benny Tai says his firing by @HKUniversity Council: "marks the end of academic freedom in HK. Academic staff...in HK are no longer free to make controversial statements to the general public about politically or socially controversial matters." https://t.co/zRPHqzZ2DZ

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

Thank heaven @aoc is a great soul with great politics and great humanity, because she is also better at politics than anyone I've ever seen in my life.

[Zack Labe @ZLabe]

Update: Unsurprisingly, no change in the anomalous sea ice conditions around the Siberian #Arctic 🔥

[Dr Bruno Marques @BrunoAGMarques]

Special Issue in LAND Journal (Impact Factor 2.429) on Landscape Architecture Education and Professional Practice and Its Future Challenges in Landscape Design, Planning, Conservation and Management - Deadline Extended to 31 January 2021! https://t.co/yKMiEiR7Bf

[LarryDiamond @LarryDiamond]

Sad to see my former student @Reginaip justifying the assault on HK freedom: “Critical thinking does not mean training people to criticize or attack.” Actually, critical thinking does mean training people to thoughtfully criticize. Democracy requires it.
https://t.co/GaxTMc9P9j

[Brad McKee @bradmckeeee]

Everyone in landscape architecture with stakes in higher ed and attracting talent—not just faculty and students—will want to oppose the #StudentBan forcefully. The likely reality will be extinction for many fine degree programs.

[dietmar offenhuber @dietoff]

all universities need to join this. there is no justifiable reason to punish international students who are already suffering under the circumstances of the pandemic