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
Interested in mapping, urban planning, transportation, time use, Nova Scotia
#geography #location #maps #transportation #urban
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November 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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We’ve forgotten what universities are for
We’ve forgotten what universities are for
With New Zealand universities facing not only a funding crisis but a philosophical challenge to their role, the soul of tertiary education is at stake....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We’ve forgotten what universities are for
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The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
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New paper is out today!
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New paper is out today!
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
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As a hazards geographer, Dr. Amber Silver will discuss the ways that Atlantic Canadians perceive & respond to hazardous weather such as tropical storms & tropical cyclones. She will examine the role that social media plays in info searching, sharing, & interpretation.
Join us Thur., Nov 20 @ 3pm.
Join us Thur., Nov 20 @ 3pm.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
As a hazards geographer, Dr. Amber Silver will discuss the ways that Atlantic Canadians perceive & respond to hazardous weather such as tropical storms & tropical cyclones. She will examine the role that social media plays in info searching, sharing, & interpretation.
Join us Thur., Nov 20 @ 3pm.
Join us Thur., Nov 20 @ 3pm.
Interesting. Source details would be useful.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Interesting. Source details would be useful.
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We discuss our latest research into integrated transport systems in big cities on last week's episode of City Minutes🎙️
Listen now 👇
buff.ly/igJ6ARV
Listen now 👇
buff.ly/igJ6ARV
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We discuss our latest research into integrated transport systems in big cities on last week's episode of City Minutes🎙️
Listen now 👇
buff.ly/igJ6ARV
Listen now 👇
buff.ly/igJ6ARV
Strongly related to geography and the environment. cleantechnica.com/2025/11/08/a...
A Second Golden Spike for an Electrified Canada: Using Carney’s Budget to Link the Provinces - CleanTechnica
Canada’s electrified future depends on linking provinces through HVDC transmission. Carney’s budget may be the catalyst to start building it.
cleantechnica.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Strongly related to geography and the environment. cleantechnica.com/2025/11/08/a...
Save the date. All welcome to this public lecture.
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Save the date. All welcome to this public lecture.
Oshawa and Windsor suffering from autopact chaos. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
Household financial insecurity and unemployment rate among the 20 largest census metropolitan areas (CMAs), October 2025
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www150.statcan.gc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Oshawa and Windsor suffering from autopact chaos. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
Correlates with poverty. www.visualcapitalist.com/counties-sha...
Mapped: Which Counties Have Largest Share of Households on SNAP?
See which American counties have the highest share of households relying on food stamps.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Correlates with poverty. www.visualcapitalist.com/counties-sha...
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In this map @researchremora shows us the tree canopy height across Paris. Urban greenery matters!
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In this map @researchremora shows us the tree canopy height across Paris. Urban greenery matters!
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People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Parks should be made for people. Why does such an obvious idea elude us?
We need to create spaces where people want to gather, as William H. Whyte argued, but the central requirements are sadly absent in Canadian public spaces
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Bonkers meets reality. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Bonkers meets reality. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
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⚠️🚘 Road deaths per 1 million people in the European Union.
🔎 Amazing Maps
🔎 Amazing Maps
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
⚠️🚘 Road deaths per 1 million people in the European Union.
🔎 Amazing Maps
🔎 Amazing Maps
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Love remote sensing and working with GIS apps? In celebration of GIS Day, Canadian Space Agency has been invited to give an update on their projects. Wednesday, November 19th in Atrium 340 at 3 p.m. We will also be joined by representatives from Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia. Join us!
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Love remote sensing and working with GIS apps? In celebration of GIS Day, Canadian Space Agency has been invited to give an update on their projects. Wednesday, November 19th in Atrium 340 at 3 p.m. We will also be joined by representatives from Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia. Join us!
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Dear European country, by how much can you expect to live longer or shorter than your friends in the US? This map has the answer. Source: buff.ly/riBqOig
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Dear European country, by how much can you expect to live longer or shorter than your friends in the US? This map has the answer. Source: buff.ly/riBqOig
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Joyful!!
80 Km of CONNECTED greenways to walk, run, bike, breath... and enjoy the presence of each other.
Learning how Toronto, TO Conservation TRCA, Evergreen, advance extraordinary project, done 2030.
Enjoying TO's Botanical Garden where Urban Ravine Summit is taking place.
80 Km of CONNECTED greenways to walk, run, bike, breath... and enjoy the presence of each other.
Learning how Toronto, TO Conservation TRCA, Evergreen, advance extraordinary project, done 2030.
Enjoying TO's Botanical Garden where Urban Ravine Summit is taking place.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Joyful!!
80 Km of CONNECTED greenways to walk, run, bike, breath... and enjoy the presence of each other.
Learning how Toronto, TO Conservation TRCA, Evergreen, advance extraordinary project, done 2030.
Enjoying TO's Botanical Garden where Urban Ravine Summit is taking place.
80 Km of CONNECTED greenways to walk, run, bike, breath... and enjoy the presence of each other.
Learning how Toronto, TO Conservation TRCA, Evergreen, advance extraordinary project, done 2030.
Enjoying TO's Botanical Garden where Urban Ravine Summit is taking place.
Many useful comparisons www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Canada vs USA in Statistics and Rankings
In Trenz Pruca’s story about the decline of American education on October 8th, here I added my own bit of stats comparing US education stats to Canada’s, and noted I’d been thinking of writing a story...
www.dailykos.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Many useful comparisons www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Europeans take it easy. www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-w...
Mapped: The World’s Hardest Working Countries in 2025
Bhutan leads with 54.5 hours weekly, while the Netherlands averages 26.8.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Europeans take it easy. www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-w...