{"id":5197,"date":"2012-01-29T01:30:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T09:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/yulelog\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2012-01-29T10:36:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-29T18:36:07","slug":"the-sunday-diigo-links-post-weekly-156","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/yulelog\/2012\/01\/29\/the-sunday-diigo-links-post-weekly-156\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"diigo-linkroll\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/atlincolnhouse.typepad.com\/weblog\/2012\/01\/teardowns-and-the-value-of-land.html\">At Lincoln House: Teardowns and the value of land<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Lincoln Institute comments on teardowns:<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\n&#8230;teardowns in established neighborhoods with good density can be a green concept &#8212; better than building something new in a cornfield miles away, smart growth advocates would argue. Teardowns take advantage of existing urban infrastructure. And while embodied energy is lost, demolition materials can be recycled; if the new building is energy efficient, so much the greener. Municipalities tend to like the increased property tax revenues from more robust assessments.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/lincoln_institute\">lincoln_institute<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/teardowns\">teardowns<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/infill\">infill<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/built_environment\">built_environment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/technology\/2012\/01\/gps-smartphones-and-dumbing-down-personal-navigation\/1036\">GPS, Smartphones, and the Dumbing Down of Personal Navigation &#8211; Technology &#8211; The Atlantic Cities<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Right on.<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nA few days ago, I was walking home with my 9-year-old son when I came upon a young woman standing in the middle of Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn, a block-wide island of green in the city\u2019s downtown. She was staring fixedly at her smartphone, which she held up in front of her as if using it to sense a magnetic field, or perhaps radioactive contamination.<\/p>\n<p>As I passed, she turned to look at me suddenly, her face drawn and anxious. \u201cExcuse me,\u201d she said. \u201cCan you tell me which way to the Brooklyn Bridge?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I turned around and pointed to the bridge entrance, which was in plain sight about 20 yards from where we were standing. \u201cThank you so much!\u201d she said. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t figure it out with my GPS!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow,\u201d said my kid as we continued on. \u201cThat\u2019s really sad.\u201d<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/city_smarts\">city_smarts<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/urban_design\">urban_design<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/gps\">gps<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/navigation\">navigation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/atlantic_cities\">atlantic_cities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanfarming.org\">Urban Farming :: Welcome To Urban Farming!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Via Taja Sevelle, so inspiring:<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nUrban Farming began in 2005 with 3 gardens and a pamphlet. We now have planted and facilitated over 43,000 community, residential and partner gardens around the world.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<br \/>\nVictory Gardens ftw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/victory_gardens\">victory_gardens<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/urban_farming\">urban_farming<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/taja_sevelle\">taja_sevelle<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/gardening\">gardening<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mattbernius.com\/2012\/01\/data-and-thoughts-on-the-stakes-of-jstor-copyright-and-open-access\">data and thoughts on the stakes of JSTOR, copyright, and open access \/\/ mattBernius.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Bang-on analysis and critique of JSTOR:<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nIn theory, the point of publishing is to disseminate research for the development of knowledge. Further, many of those 3 million articles were built on data collected through publicly funded research. I have a hard time seeing how we can say the public is getting a solid return on its research investment when it still doesn\u2019t have open access to research it helped funded over fifty-\u200byears ago.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/matt_bernius\">matt_bernius<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/jstor\">jstor<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/opendata\">opendata<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/access\">access<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/blog\/mimssbits\/27519\/?nlid=nldly&amp;nld=2012-01-25\">One eBook Platform to Rule Them All &#8211; Technology Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">This could get interesting!<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nRight now Adobe and WoodWing are charging magazine publishers something like six figures just for a system that will transform their magazines into apps that can be sold through Apple. And magazines are basically just enhanced ebooks. Meanwhile, companies like OnSwipe are trying to become the de-facto system for publishing content to tablets\u2014but only on the web. Companies like Arcade Sunshine, whom I&#8217;ve written about before, are also limited to Apple&#8217;s App store.<\/p>\n<p>The Atavist Platform, meanwhile, promises to do all of that, and then maybe turn its competitors&#8217; bones into bread when it&#8217;s done.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/atavist\">atavist<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/e-books\">e-books<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/platforms\">platforms<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/publishing\">publishing<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/mit_techreview\">mit_techreview<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartplanet.com\/blog\/thinking-tech\/nasa-video-shows-global-warming-is-real\/10021?tag=nl.e660\">NASA video shows global warming is real | SmartPlanet<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Very effective video, and sobering commentary.<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nAnd if you\u2019re wondering about the link between CO2 and global warming, here\u2019s what the data from NASA shows:<\/p>\n<p>The carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere was about 285 parts per million in 1880, when the GISS global temperature record begins.<br \/>\nBy 1960, the average concentration had risen to about 315 parts per million.<br \/>\nToday it exceeds 390 parts per million and continues to rise at an accelerating pace.<\/p>\n<p>While scientists don\u2019t expect temperatures to rise consistently year after year, they do expect those figures to continue climbing over decades with extreme temperatures predicted in the next two to three years due to increased solar activity and the effects of El Nino on the tropical Pacific region.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/climate_change\">climate_change<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/nasa\">nasa<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/video\">video<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/smartplanet\">smartplanet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/global_warming\">global_warming<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartplanet.com\/blog\/pure-genius\/rethinking-the-row-home\/7302?tag=nl.e660\">Rethinking the row home | SmartPlanet<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Chad and Courtney Ludeman build LEED Platinum homes for ~$300K sales price. This is great, but consider building 3-BDR units so that people don&#8217;t move out when they&#8217;re expecting a second child?<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\n2012 holds much promise for Postgreen Homes. Despite suboptimal economic conditions, the company plans to construct 16 row houses, two condos and a retail space in a completely new area: South Philadelphia. Plus, Postgreen will try its hand at its first rental project and a six-unit co-housing building.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/ludeman\">ludeman<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/philadelphia\">philadelphia<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/leed\">leed<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/green_buildings\">green_buildings<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/urban_development\">urban_development<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/infill\">infill<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"diigo-ps\">Posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\">Diigo<\/a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Lincoln House: Teardowns and the value of land Lincoln Institute comments on teardowns: QUOTE &#8230;teardowns in established neighborhoods with good density can be a green concept &#8212; better than building something new in a cornfield miles away, smart growth advocates would argue. Teardowns take advantage of existing urban infrastructure. 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