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22 Dec

Map of the Week: Celebrating Hanukkah with Google Earth

By Jordan Brennan Hanukkah, which means “dedication” in Hebrew, is an eight-day Jewish celebration beginning on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew Calendar, and typically occurring in November or December. Often dubbed the “Festival of Lights,” Hanukkah is celebrated...
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15 Dec

Geographical Review Preview: Urban Form and Spatiotemporal Vulnerability of Local Communities to COVID-19

This paper investigates spatiotemporal dynamics of the effects of urban form on the Covid-19 spread within local communities in Salt Lake County, Utah, in the United States. We identify three types of communities—minority, traditional urban and suburban, and new suburban—and...
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15 Dec

Map of the Week: The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route

By Sooin Choi Are you a cyclist and looking for an adventure? The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (also known as GDMBR) may be your challenge! GDMBR is the longest bike trail in the world. Spanning 2,700 miles from Canada...
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8 Dec

Map of the Week: The Few Countries to Escape British Invasion

By Jordan Brennan The British Empire, in its various iterations, is often considered one of the longest-lasting Western empires in the history of the world. At its height, almost a quarter of the world submitted to British rule. In fact,...
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1 Dec

Map of the Week: Likelihood of a White Christmas

By Katie Anderson I’m dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know (Ooo) Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow Bing Crosby’s release of White Christmas in 1942...
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30 Nov

Company Spotlight: Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing

By Sooin Choi Today, affordable housing in the United States is becoming increasingly difficult to find. The Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing was established in 2007, with the support of J. Ronald Terwilliger, to address housing attainability. The...
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24 Nov

Map of the Week: History of the World Cup

By Sooin Choi By the 20th century, soccer became a popular sport around the world. In May of 1904, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was established in Paris and included France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,...
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17 Nov

Map of the Week: Indigenous Maps

The United States celebrates Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November every year in commemoration of the Pilgrims first Thanksgiving in the “New World.” Oftentimes, the story includes Squanto, a Patuxet tribe member, and how members of the Wampanoag joined...
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10 Nov

Map of the Week: Global Peace Index 2022

By Jordan Brennan The Global Peace Index (GPI), produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. The GPI covers 99.7% of the world’s population and measures the state of peace across...
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8 Nov

Geographical Review Preview: SETTLER IGNORANCE AND PUBLIC MEMORY: KINGSTON, ONTARIO

Since the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, municipalities are increasingly addressing reconciliation in their practice, including new engagement with Indigenous heritage and public memory. Nevertheless, municipal perspectives of heritage are frequently colonial and result in commemorative landscapes...
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