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Walter Fieuw

@makingofcities

Urban development consultancy working towards sustainability and resilience @UrbanInf šŸ“šPhD candidate at QUT šŸŽ“Chevening Alumni

 Brisbane, Queensland
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Joined September 2010
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Khoa Vu@KhoaVuUmn2 Jan 2021
Ben Affleck as year in PhD 1st year 2nd year ā€“ at Falcon Heights, MN
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What the world could look like in 2050 if we do everything right on #climate via @FastCompany fastcompany.com/90466010/whaā€¦
What the world could look like in 2050 if we do everything right on climate

What the world could look like in 2050 if we do everything right on climate

In a new book, 'The Future We Choose,' two of the negotiators of the Paris climate agreement envision the future we could live in if the world comes together to fight climate change.

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Are you a graduate student (Phd or advanced MA) keen on participating in #PDC2020? Apply for the David Hakken Participatory Design Grant by the 15th of March 2020. Info at: bit.ly/2IefaOC
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5 big ideas for fixing global citiesā€™ most daunting challenges ā¦@FortuneMagazineā© fortune.com/2020/02/17/citieā€¦
5 big ideas for fixing global citiesā€™ most daunting challenges | Fortune

5 big ideas for fixing global citiesā€™ most daunting challenges | Fortune

Experts in housing, transportation, tech, and more weigh in with solutions to urban ills.

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Great NYT article about how building multi-family housing is a multigeneration tool to help combat climate change, and income inequality, while expanding access to quality education and the middle class. nytimes.com/2020/02/13/businā€¦
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This is for our children forced to lie on hospital floors. This is for Grenfell. This is for the homeless sleeping out in the cold. This is for our NHS. This is for our planet that is crying out to be rescued. This is for you. #VoteLabour
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Every election is a climate election. Vote for your children. Vote for the planet. Vote for future generations. Vote for humanity. #GE2019 #UKElection
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šŸŒ Fascinating graph, and not only from a climate change perspective. It is also about how the world has changed in my lifetime. Follow the ā€˜danceā€™ of the U.S., Russia and China. #climateemergency #ClimateAction #FridaysForFurture #science
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THE GRETA THUNBERG HELPLINE: For adults angry at a child.
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ā€œSo we can no longer save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have to be changed. To do your best is no longer good enough. We must all do the seemingly impossible. - @gretathunberg projected on the @UN + scenes of a melting iceberg. @NZUN #ClimateAction
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As the #100RCsummit comes to a close, we are as hopeful as ever about the future of cities and the urban resilience movement. Thank you @rotterdam @ResilientRdam @arnoudmolenaar and our entire global community of cities, partners, and practitioners. ā€“ at Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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The inestimable @DianaMitlin steps down as GDI managing director at the end of the month - and received a whole-hearted thanks from all staff at our final meeting. šŸ‘šŸ‘šŸ‘
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This is the most disgusting thing about the DA led JHB.
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Donā€™t change your dream. Change the world. #justdoit
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An effective use of visuals!
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Excellent resource šŸ‘‰šŸ½ Literature Survey on Urban Land Issues in South Africa: housingfinanceafrica.org/docā€¦ @CAHF_Africa @makingofcities
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Saving your planet and yourselves will require nothing less than a total and immediate transformation of human consciousness. Good luck with that.
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Through this project, I acquired an interest in township motorsport (spinning in particular) and came to recognize its great potential to leverage economic growth and build social cohesion.
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One of the projects we propose is a multi-purpose facility, the Peopleā€™s Automotive Academy. Itā€™ll bring communities together by fostering their common interests in automotive activities, supporting skills development programmes, including learner driving and mechanical training.
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Using an exhibition to communicate complex findings.
Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation NPC (@SLF_RSA) profile pictureSustainable Livelihoods Foundation NPC@SLF_RSA20 Mar 2019
An attendee at the Volkswagen B-BBEE Trust Event feels that this kind of evidence based work is needed in Uitenhage townships #VWSA_TownshipDev @VolkswagenSA
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