Marietta City Council unanimously approved a site plan and land swap that will allow Arthur Blank to build a headquarters for his professional women’s soccer team in the city.
The power and accountability angle is the part to watch.
#PublicImpact #LocalGovernment #LandUse
https://go.noligarchy.us/marietta-approves-land-swap-for-arthur-blank-s-w-mastodon

SCOTLAND'S COUNTRYSIDE SHIFTS, AND SO DO VOTES

How changing farming in Scotland affects rural votes. New concerns like land use and costs shape voter choices.

#ScotlandFarming, #RuralVote, #ScottishPolitics, #LandUse, #FarmEconomy

https://newsletter.tf/scotland-rural-vote-changes-farm-shifts/

Scotland Rural Vote Changes Due to Farm Shifts

How changing farming in Scotland affects rural votes. New concerns like land use and costs shape voter choices.

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Rural votes in Scotland are changing as farming practices evolve. This is different from previous elections where farming identity was the main driver.

#ScotlandFarming, #RuralVote, #ScottishPolitics, #LandUse, #FarmEconomy
https://newsletter.tf/scotland-rural-vote-changes-farm-shifts/

Scotland Rural Vote Changes Due to Farm Shifts

How changing farming in Scotland affects rural votes. New concerns like land use and costs shape voter choices.

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Meeting national utility-scale #solar targets would convert less than 0.3% of total agricultural land in Australia and result in annual #agriculture profit losses of $3-30 million, representing less than 0.03% of Australia's farm-gate output: doi.org/10.1111/1467... #LandUse #Renewable #Energy

Land Use and Economic Trade‐Of...
Diets in Sub-Saharan Africa have much lower #environment impacts than Western #diets in high-income countries (on #globalwarming, water & #landuse), which is largely due to lower quantities of food consumed, and much lower intake of animal-sourced foods… doi.org/10.1016/j.sp... #meat #dairy >>

Redirecting

new project blog "Uncovering 19th-Century Thuringian Ecology Through Generative AI — Part 1: Historical Context"

https://che.hypotheses.org/1779

#digitalhumanities #che #biodiversity #landuse #ecology

Uncovering 19th-Century Thuringian Ecology Through Generative AI — Part 1: Historical Context

Our ongoing research project aims to develop a robust methodological framework for processing historical sources into rich, accessible digital formats. For our proof-of-concept, we turned to a fascinating 19th-century book: Georg Brückner’s Volks- und...

Computational Historical Ecology
London councillors say no to exploring how Attawandaron Park neighbours can keep their backyards on city land
London city councillors voted 9-4 against a motion asking city staff to explore ways that neighbours of Attawandaron Park could maintain their gardens and backyards that technically encroach onto city-owned property.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/attawandaron-park-esa-city-council-9.7180307?cmp=rss

Five years on the Petaluma General Plan Advisory Committee, the draft is done, and now it's in front of the Planning Commission. Let's see this thing through!

#Petaluma #SonomaCounty #SFBA #LandUse