Thousands of widows have been making their way to the holy city of Vrindavan in northern India to spend the rest of their lonely lives. Cast out by their families, or simply alone in the world, some travel hundreds of miles to get there.
Tags: gender, India, SouthAsia, culture.
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Multifamily dwellings in high-density areas are changing the concept of neighborhood.
Tags: housing, urban, place, neighborhood, spatial, density.
Source: www.startribune.com
An interactive map showing nationwide migration patterns in the United States since 1900.
Source: www.nytimes.com
An oldie, but goodie. This incredible series of interactive charts from the New York Times show where the residents of every U.S. state were born and how that data has changed over time (update: now available as an interactive map). This graph of Florida shows that around 1900, most people living in Florida were from the South. Around the middle of the 20th century more people from other parts of the U.S. and from outside the U.S. started moving in. What changes in U.S. society led to these demographic shifts? How has demographics of your state changes over the last 114 years?
On the flip side, many people have been leaving California and this article charts the demographic impact of Californians on other states.
Tags: migration, USA, visualization, census, unit 2 population.
“LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES is a story about how the airplane has changed the world. Filmed in 18 countries across all 7 continents, it renews our appreciation for one of the most extraordinary and awe-inspiring aspects of the modern world.” airplanesmovie.com
Source: vimeo.com
I was absolutely delighted to see this film on the big screen…it was as visually stunning as any film I’d ever seen. I and my young children were mesmerized. So much of the modern world that we take for granted is absolutely revolutionary. This is a great teacher’s guide to teaching with this film.
Tags: transportation, globalization, diffusion, industry, economic, video, National Geographic, visualization.
Those living in areas without fresh produce tend not to eat well. But just putting in a supermarket is not a panacea, it turns out.
Tags: food distribution, food, economic, poverty, place, socioeconomic, neighborhood.
Source: www.nytimes.com
“This video is from the BBC documentary film Earth: The Power Of The Planet. The clip is also embedded in this story map that tells the tale of Earth’s tectonic plates, their secret conspiracies, awe-inspiring exhibitions and subtle impacts on the maps and geospatial information we so often take for granted as unambiguous.”
Tags: physical, tectonics, disasters, mapping, geospatial, mapping, video, ESRI.
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After 10 years of conservation efforts, the huts that once housed the likes of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton are ready for a new generation.
Tags: Antarctica, National Geographic.
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A team of Nepalis, backed by groups around the world, are helping guide what aid is needed where by “crisis mapping” Nepal, reports Saira Asher.
Tags: Nepal, disasters, physical, tectonics, mapping, geospatial.
Source: www.bbc.com
The more we slap concrete down all over the state, the more we trigger devestating consequences, like the million-dollar flooding in Cranston last September.
Source: www.rimonthly.com
We often ignore the environmental impact of the cities we build. When we build a road, building or sidewalk, we usually cover the ecosystem’s natural mechanisms for absorbing rainfall with impervious surfaces. This award-winning environmental article in RI Monthly was written by a geography professor with an eye on the human and environmental interactions between community land use choices and watershed quality. The RI governor announced for Earth Day that it will be investing funds to tackle the storm water pollution problem.
Tags: urban, water, coastal, urban ecology, Rhode Island.
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