Hugh Millward

Hugh Millward

@hmillward.bsky.social

Professor Emeritus of geography & environmental studies, Saint Mary's University, Canada. Interested in mapping, urban planning, transportation, time use, Nova Scotia #geography #location #maps #transportation #urban

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Hugh Millward
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Simon Kuestenmacher@simongerman600.bsky.social

Reservation and trust land currently makes up only 3.8% of the lower 48 US states. This animated map by @mappedearth (a must follow account) illustrates how the native land was taken over time, starting from the first colonial coastal counties. Great map.

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Brent Toderian
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“Cyclists are often perceived as recklessly flaunting road laws. A new study challenges this perception. The study found only 5% of cyclists broke road rules while riding on bike infrastructure versus 66% of motorists who broke rules while driving.” Safe bike infrastructure fuels rule-following.

cyclingmagazine.caCyclists break road laws much less frequently than motorists - Canadian Cycling MagazineStudy finds 5 per cent of cyclists versus 66 per cent of drivers disobey road laws
Hugh Millward
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Canada should be at 6 or 7 years.

Simon Kuestenmacher@simongerman600.bsky.social

Housing affordability has shifted dramatically worldwide. In 1985 a home in the US took 3.7 years of full-time pay to buy. Now you pay 6.4x. Meanwhile, Hong Kong remains the least affordable at over 20 years. Source: buff.ly/Aerd2IV

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INSTAAR
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Earth would be entering an ice age right now, if not for global warming. This groundbreaking new study in Science was led by Columbia's Nicolás Young and INSTAAR's Gifford Miller. It provides the first physical evidence of a theory paleoclimate experts have long suspected. buff.ly/2LdkoCN

colorado.eduThe failed ice age: Arctic ice was expanding for centuries before global warming stopped itINSTAAR fellow Giff Miller and collaborators document the remnants of a “failed ice age” in a new investigation for Science. The researchers found that Arctic

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Kevin Wilson
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Minnesota would greet us as liberators, and its surrounding states would follow by interia.

Brilliant Maps@brilliantmaps.bsky.social

Every US State’s Favorite State Besides Their Own (With Arrows) Credit: Matt Shirley It's surprising how few states reciprocally like each other. Full list: brilliantmaps.com/fav-us-st...

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Squall News
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Nova Sustainable Fuels is planning a $6-billion Nova Scotia project that would turn renewable electricity and forestry waste into 165,000 tonnes of low-carbon aviation fuel annually, targeting a European market where regulations are driving demand. sustainablebiz.ca/nova-scotia-...

sustainablebiz.caNova Scotia project aims to turn forestry waste into SAFNova Sustainable Fuels is planning a $6-billion Nova Scotia project that would turn renewable electricity and forestry waste into 165,000 tonnes of low-carbon aviation fuel annually, targeting a European market where regulations are driving demand.

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Squall News
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Your #sustainable Saturday read: EverWind Fuels announces $10B data centre, wind investment in Nova Scotia. The Halifax company is pairing a data centre campus with green fuels production all powered by wind energy. sustainablebiz.ca/everwind-10b...

sustainablebiz.caEverWind announces $10B data centre, wind investment in Nova ScotiaAspiring green fuels producer EverWind Fuels has announced plans to invest over $10 billion into a data centre campus and new wind power generation in Nova Scotia, said to be the largest privately funded investment in the province’s history.

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James
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"In most wealthy countries the city centre is dominated by car-free walkways, bustling town squares and rapid transit stations; in Canada the car still reigns supreme." GIFT ARTICLE www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3012a54...

theglobeandmail.comI spent a year visiting ‘world-class’ cities. Here’s how Canada compares on the global stageWhen you go to big city after big city for an entire year, you realize the areas where Canada’s world-class obsessed cities struggle to keep up with the rest of the world
Hugh Millward
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Upwind, between the Elysee and the Bois. The classiest district.

Simon Kuestenmacher@simongerman600.bsky.social

All foreign embassies in Paris. What are the best diplomatic neighbours? The Brazilians and Germans can talk about football (with the exception of that one game...). The Czechs and Aussies can drink. Source: buff.ly/Usj5Dew

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Dr. Dawn Wright
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#geogchat #geogsky

American Association of Geographers@geographers.bsky.social

🌎 Looking for new ways to make learning meaningful and relevant for your students? Join "Inspiring #Geographic Thinking: From Ideas to Classroom Practice," a free workshop for #educators, future teachers, and faculty interested in bringing geographic thinking into the classroom. buff.ly/84n4yIu

Hugh Millward
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Canada is essential to the USA

Brilliant Maps@brilliantmaps.bsky.social

Each State's Top Country For Exports. Canada is number 1 for 32 states, Mexico for 6 and China for 5 See the import map here: brilliantmaps.com/the-top-i...