【🎉Latest accepted article】
Multiscale #LandUse Effects on Plant Diversity in the Hengduan Mountains: Beyond Simple Negative Impacts

#PlantDiversity | #MountainEcosystems | #αβγ | #SpatialScales

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag035

Collecting datacenters metrics, land, energy and environmental footprint

I got the opportunity to present my ongoing work regarding datacenters #osint metrics collection during a @boavizta workshop.

I showed how this data collection process can be performed by anyone. Truely, anyone.

Why not do it, the open-source way... collaboratively at a large scale ?

Yes, this is a teaser about the #DCWatch project. More soon.

https://peertube.designersethiques.org/w/jhCmWMxiekNWLxPtA1Jprj

#OSINT #datacenters #energy #landuse #AI

Drivers Of Forest Disturbance In Southeast Asia [incl. spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105220 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://github.com/shijuanchen/SEA_forest_dis <-- shared GitHub ‘data repository 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #vegetation #Forestdisturbance #Forestdegradation #Deforestation #remotesensing #SoutheastAsia #Asia #tropicalforests #timeseriesanalysis #geostatistics #disturbance #clearing #planting #agriculture #earthobservation #imagery #CCDC #changedetection #landcover #landuse #change #plantation #cultivation #slashandburn #planning #mitigation #catalogue #conservation #management #landmanagement #machinelearning #imageanalysis #AI

Vertical Land Motion And Human Exposure Across India's Coastal Regions
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL120539 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://www.indiaspend.com/climate-change/indias-coastal-cities-face-heavy-flooding-risk-due-to-sea-level-rise-970906 <-- shared media article 🔗
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#SeaLevelRise #Subsidence #India #InSAR #radar #Postdoc #GIS #spatial #mapping #inSAR #LandSubsidence #remotesensing #coast #coastal #coastline #India #earthobservation #subsidence #rise #urban #city #SLR #ClimateChange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #humanimpacts #flood #flooding #model #modeling #floodrisk #infrastructure #damage #costs #economics #verticallandmotion #VLM #ESA #Sentinel #Ahmedabad #Chennai #Amaravathi #Kochi #Kakinada #Kolkata #deltas #estuary #demographics #population #coastalsubsidence #landuse #planning #mitigation #farmland #agriculture #foodsecurity #groundwater #pumping #extraction

Longest commercial airport runways of the Nordic region

Listed below are the longest commercial airport runways in the Nordic Region of Europe. A minimum runway length of 8,000 feet (2,438.4 m) was required for inclusion. As can be seen, runways of 8,202 feet in length are very common with nine such runways. As far as distribution by nation, the data is as follows:

• Finland = 18
• Norway = 13
• Sweden = 13
• Denmark = 9
• Iceland = 2
• Greenland = 1
• Svalbard = 1
• Faroe Islands = 0
• Åland Islands = 0
• Jan Mayen Island = 0

Peace!

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1. Runway 1L/19R: Oslo Airport/Gardermoen, Norway = 11,811 feet

2. Runway 4L/22R: Copenhagen Airport/Kastrup, Denmark = 11,810 feet

3. Runway 4R/22L: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Finland = 11,483 feet

4. Runway 14/32: Luleå Airport, Sweden = 10,990 feet

5. Runway 1L/19R: Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden = 10,830 feet

6. Runway 4R/22L: Copenhagen Airport/Kastrup, Denmark = 10,827 feet

7. Runway 3/21: Göteborg Landvetter Airport, Sweden = 10,826 feet

8. Runway 1/19: Örebro Airport, Sweden = 10,728 feet

9. Runway 9/27: Billund Airport, Denmark = 10,172 feet

10. Runway 10/28: Keflavík International Airport, Iceland = 10,056 feet

11. Runway 4L/22R: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Finland = 10.039 feet

12. Runway 1/19: Keflavík International Airport, Iceland = 10,020 feet

13. Runway 3/21: Rovaniemi Airport, Finland = 9,849 feet

14. Runway 9/27: Trondheim Airport, Norway = 9,839 feet

15. Runway 17/35: Bergen Airport/Flesland, Norway = 9,810 feet

16. Runway 18/36: Sandefjord Airport/Torp, Norway = 9,806 feet

17. Runway 1R/19L: Oslo Airport/Gardermoen, Norway = 9,678 feet

18. Runway 15/33: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Finland = 9,518 feet

19. Runway 8/26: Stockholm Skavsta Airport, Sweden = 9,442 feet

20. Runway 9/27: Kangerlussuaq Airport: Greenland = 9,219 feet

21. Runway 17/35: Harstad/Narvik Airport, Norway = 9,213 feet

22-24. Runway 17/35: Malmö Airport, Sweden; Runway 12/30: Copehagen Airport/Kastrup, Denmark; and Runway 15/33: Kuopio Airport, Finland = 9,186 feet each

25. Runway 7/25: Bodø Airport, Norway = 9,187 feet

26. Runway 17/35: Lakselv Airport, Norway = 9,147 feet

27. Runway 10L/28R: Aarhus Airport, Denmark = 9,110 feet

28. Runway 15/33: Ørland Airport, Norway = 8,904 feet

29. Runway 10R/28L: Aarhus Airport, Denmark = 8,864 feet

30. Runway 6/24: Tampere–Pirkkala Airport, Finland = 8,858 feet

31. Runway 8L/26R: Aalborg Airport, Denmark = 8,707 feet

32. Runway 12/30: Jyväskylä Airport, Finland = 8,533 feet

33. Runway 1/19: Stockholm Västerås Airport, Sweden = 8,468 feet

34. Runway 18/36: Stavanger Airport, Norway = 8,386 feet

35. Runway 8R/26L: Aalborg Airport, Denmark = 8,363 feet

36. Runway 8/26: Esbjerg Airport, Denmark = 8,257 feet

37. Runway 3/21: Karlstad Airport, Sweden = 8,255 feet

38. Runway 18/36: Kemi-Tornio Airport, Finland = 8,212 feet

39. Runway 3/21: Kiruna Airport, Sweden = 8,208 feet

40. Runway 12/30: Oulu Airport, Finland = 8,203 feet

41-50. Runways 1R/19L and 8/26: Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden; Runway 15/33: Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport, Sweden; Runway 12/30: Åre Östersund Airport, Sweden; Runway 10/28: Joensuu Airport, Finland; Runway 16/34: Kittilä Airport, Finland; Runway 1/19: Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport, Finland; Runway 6/24: Lappeenranta Airport, Finland; Runway 8/26: Turku Airport, Finland; and Runway 16/34: Vaasa Airport, Finland = 8,202 feet each

51-52. Runway 4/22: Ivalo Airport, Finland and Runway 7/25: Kajaani Airport, Finland = 8,199 feet each

53. Runway 10/28: Svalbard Airport, Svalbard = 8,146 feet

54. Runway 14/32: Andøya Airport, Norway = 8,097 feet

55. Runway 12/30: Kuusamo Airport, Finland = 8,071 feet

56. Runway 10/28: Stavanger Airport, Norway = 8,035 feet

57. Runway 10/28: Bardufoss Airport, Norway = 8,015 feet

SOURCES:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Sweden
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Denmark
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Norway
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Iceland
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Finland
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Greenland
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Airports_in_Svalbard
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_Faroe_Islands
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Åland
• gemini.google.ai

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sflorg/116176564198249824

Unmanaged rewilding >of a previously human-controlled environment< indeed decreases biodiversity even further.
The animals required for ensuring a good mix of open woodland, meadows, and forest don't exist anymore. And so, a natural rewilding of such post-human land leads to shrub-dominated flora.
It takes quite a while for this to change into a balanced and diverse flora and fauna.
Longer still for rewilding of a post-civilisation, climate-change_impacted region.

Good writeup of a paywalled paper:
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/eco03052601.html

I asked an author for an uploaded PDF so might post a link to that later. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.70325
edit: free pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/401563116_Black_Death_Land_Abandonment_Drove_European_Diversity_Losses

The Black Death pandemic from 1347ff is not a blueprint however for what's in store for European post-civilisation landscapes.
The pre-pandemic population of the whole continent was only 60 mio people, that is today's UK population.
So their #landuse was much, much smaller. Forests still were home to wolf packs and bears, one of the prerequisites for a healthy #biodiversity.

Another thing I'd like to get an answer for: how much does the water cycle change with rewilding, ie with shrub-ification?
Will a post-civilisation East-Germany and Poland still turn into dry steppe as projected for >1.5°C?
Or will the shrub-ification counter this climate change impact by increasing cloud-nuclei and rain amounts?

#RCPcollapse #BlackDeath #Hydrology #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

Predictability Of Earth’s Greenness [incl. spatial]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2026.02.038 <-- shared paper
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https://phys.org/news/2026-02-global-greening-earth-green-shifting.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2024/2/7/24057308/earth-global-greening-climate-change-carbon <-- shared technical media article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0220-7 <-- shared (2019) paper
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#Earth #greenness #deeplearning #AI #usecase #productivity #vegetation #foliage #greening #forecasting #geomorphometry #vegetationindex #NDVI #GIS #spatial #mapping #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #satellite #global #landuse #landcover #management #biomass #agriculture #crops #environment #ecosystems #forestcover #sustainability #foodsecurity #soilmoisture #treecover #temperature #parameters #forest #forested #landmanagement #agronomic #irrigation #fertilisation #croprotation #pestcontrol #attentionmodel #metrics

Best-loved Indie used/rare bookstores visited to date

Identified below are my favorite independent used bookstores that have been visited thus far. Not included are chains like Half-Price Books. Several of those listed are also sellers of rare and collectible books, as well. While many bookstores today sell some used/rare books, this list emphasizes those shops that primarily focus on used and/or rare books.

As more used/rare bookstores are visited both here and abroad, the treasured ones will be added to this list. Stay tuned!

Peace!

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Curious Book Shop – East Lansing, Michigan

Defunct Books – Nashville (Five Points), Tennessee

Grimey’s Preloved Music and Books – Nashville, Tennessee

Landmark Books – Traverse City, Michigan – books and vintage typewriters, oh my!

Open Door Bookshop – Roma (Trastevere), Italy – none better anywhere! I love this store.

Quirky Used Books – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Legatoria/Libraio Prampolini – Catania, Sicily, Italy – ‘literally’ an Italian institution

Under Charlie’s Covers – Albuquerque (Bernalillo), New Mexico – sadly closing in May 2026 due to a substantial rent increase.

Tallest historic vandtårn (water towers) of Denmark

Provided below is a working list of the tallest historic vandtårn (water towers) in Denmark. A minimum height of 10 meters was required for inclusion. The dates of original completion range from as early as 1877 up to 1992. When height information is found for the water towers at the end of the index, they will be added to the main list.

Viewing the photographs of these towers online, many resemble lighthouses, which would tend to make sense given Denmark is nearly surrounded by water. Though only in one instance identified was a water tower and lighthouse combined into one structure. Castle-like turrets also appear to be a common architectural feature.

Peace!

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1-2. Jægersborg Vandtårn (1955): Copenhagen and Research Center Risø Vandtårn (1959): Roskilde = 45 m/147.6 feet

3. Kokkedal Vandtårn (1972): Kokkedal = 44 m/144.4 feet

4-5. Falster Vandtårn (1908): Nykøbing and Rødbyhavn Vandtårn (1962): Rødby = 43 m/141 feet

6. Kolding Vandtårn (1967): Kolding = 42 m/137.8 feet

7. Det Gamle Vandtårn (1908): Struer = 41.5 m/136.1 feet – upgraded in 1951 and 2000

8-10. Tønder Vandtårn (1902): Tønder; Vandtårnet på Sjællandsvej (1967): Kolding; and Vandtårnet i Tyrsted (1983): Tyrsted = 40 m/131.2 feet

11-13. Randersvej Vandtårn (1908): Aarhus; Det Røde Vandtårn (1924): Haderslev; Oliefabriksvejs Vandtårn (1935): Tårnby = 38 m/124.7 feet

14-15. Hvidovre Vandtårn (1937): Hvidovre and Englandsvejs Vandtårn (1928): Tårnby = 36 m/118.1 feet

16-17. Nysted Vandtårn (1913): Nysted and Vandtårnet ved Blegdammen (1934): Køge = 35 m/114.8 feet

18-20. Brønshøj Vandtårn (1928): Copenhagen; Roskilde Vandtårn (1960): Roskilde; and Skagen Vandtårn (1934): Skagen = 34 m/111.5 feet

21. Hobro Vandtårn Syd (1968): Hodro = 33.78 m/110.8 feet

22-24. Glostrup Vandtårn (1905): Glostrup; Thorsvang Vandtårn (1971): Thorsvang; and Vandtårnet “Toadstool” på Østre Ringvej (1967): Næstved = 33.5 m/109.9 feet

25-26. Smiling/Saxine Vandtårn (1908): Sakskøbing; and Esbjerg Vandtårn (1897): Esbjerg = 33 m/108.2 feet

27-30. Taastrup Vandtårn (1909): Copenhagen; Vandtårnet på Kindebjergvej (1963): Glostrup; Veksebo Vandtårn: Veksebo; and Herlev Vandtårn (1964): Herlev = 32 m/105 feet

31. Rødovre Vandtårn (1927): Rødovre = 31 m/101.7 feet – see colorful images just below

32. Søllerød Vandtårn (1969): Søllerød = 30.45 m/99.9 feet

33-42. “The Molar” Vandtårn (1947); Grindsted Vandtårn (1931): Grindsted; Middelfart Vandtårn (1888): Middelfart; Hasle Vandtårn (1970): Hasle; Svaneke Vandtårn (1952): Svaneke; Kindtanden Vandtårn (1949); Nordborg Vandtårn (1911): Nordborg; Tangevej Vandtårn (1907): Tangevej; Vandtårnene på Baunehøj Rode (1973): Baunehøj; and Kerteminde Vandtårn (1939): Kerteminde = 30 m/98.4 feet

43. Det Gamle Vandtårn (1905): Randers = 29 m/95.1 feet

44-50. Ølgod Vandtårn (1914): Ølgod; Horsens Vandtårn (1983): Horsens; Padborg Vandtårn (1966): Padborg; Fredensborg Vandtårn: Fredensborg; Holstebro Vandtårn (1965): Holstebro; Vandtårnet på Industrivej (1966): Struer; and Vandtårnet på Nørremarken (1976): Vejle = 28 m/91.9 feet

51-54. Brande Vandtårn: Brande; Helsinge Vandtårn (1964): Helsinge; Røde “Lipstick” Vandtårn (1950): Viborg; and Skive Vandtårn (1964): Skive = 27 m/88.6 feet

55. Helsinge Vandtårn (1963): Helsinge = 26.85 m/88 feet

56. Ballerup Vandtårn (1957): Ballerup = 26.5 m/86.9 feet

57-59. Nordtoft Vandtårn (1958): Aalborg ; Sæby Vandtårn (1931): Sæby; Høng Vandtårn (1940); and Vandtårnet i Niels Juelsgade (1892): Køge = 25 m/82 feet

60. Thisted Vandtårn (1939): Thisted = 24.46 m/80.2 feet

61. Vodskov Vandtårn (1928): Vodskov = 24.3 m/79.7 feet

62-64. Brejning Vandtårn (1901): Brejning; Silkeborg Vandtårn (1902): Silkeborg; and Vandtårnet ved Varde Vestbanegård (1901): Varde = 24 m/78.7 feet

65. Vandtårnet på Floravej (1944): Morsø = 23.1 m/75.8 feet

66. Løgumkloster Vandtårn (1935): Løgumkloster = 23 m/75.5 feet

67. Nyborg Vandtårn (1899): Nyborg = 22.4 m/73.5 feet

68-74. Gram Vandtårn (1922): Gram; Det Gamle Vandtårn (1913): Horsens; Nyby Vandtårn (1924): Nyby; Hørsholm Vandtårn (1960): Hørsholm; Nørre Aaby Vandtårn (1934): Nørre Aaby; Skårup Vandtårn (1939): Skårup; and Gråsten Vandtårn (1930): Gråsten = 22 m/71.2 feet

75. Hobro Vandtårn Nord (1950): Hobro = 21.87 m/71.8 feet

76-78. Det Gamle Vandtårn (1905): Gentofte; Smidstrup Vandtårn: Smidsstrup; and Nørresundby Vandtårn (1934): Nørresundby = 21 m/68.9 feet

79. Ikast-tårnet Vandtårn (1948): Ikast = 20.5 m/67.3 feet

80-86. Granhøj Vandtårn (1961): Aalborg; Kjellerup Vandtårn: Kjellerup; Jebjerg Vandtårn (1923): Jebjerg; Langholt Vandtårn (1919): Loangholt; Slangerup Vandtårn (1935): Slangerup; Svendborg Vandtårn (1925): Svenborg; and Vandtårnet på Kaltoftevej (1955): Fredericia = 20 m/65.6 feet

87. Vinderup Vandtårn (1926): Vindeup = 19.4 m/63.6 feet

88. Nykøbing Sjælland Vandtårn (1914): Nykøbing = 19 m/62.3 feet

89. Gedser Vandtårn (1912): Gedser = 18.5 m/60.7 feet

90-92. Zealand Vandtårn (1911): Zealand; Langkær Vandtårn (1992): Haderslev; and Rudkøbing Vandtårn (1960): Rudkøbing = 18 m/59.1 feet

93-96. Toftlund Vandtårn (1931): Toftlund; Strib Vandtårn (1912): Strib; Vandtårnet i Klostermosen (1947): Helsingør; and Vandtårnet på Terp Skovvej (1926): Aarhus = 17 m/55.8 feet

97-101. Det Hvide Vandtårn (1908): Fredericia; Bramming Vandtårn (1922): Bramming; Aalestrup Vandtårn (1906): Aalestrup; Brede Vandtårn (1908): Brede; and Vandtårnet ved Næstved Station: Næstved = 16 m/52.5 feet

102. Bogense Vandtårn (1910): Bogense = 15.7 m/51.5 feet

103-104. Silkeborg Water Tower (1902): Silkeborg and Birkerød Vandforsynings Vandtårn (1961): Birkerød = 15.5 m/50.9 feet

105-112. Skjern Vandtårn (1898): Skjern; Højer Vandtårn (1934): Højer; Skørping Vandtårn (1898): Skørping; Brønderslev Vandtårn (1955): Brønderslev; Pedersborg Vandtårn (1974): Sorø; Tørring Vandtårn (1914): Tørring ; Vandtårnet på Merkurvej (1960s): Lemvig; and Vandtårnet på Selskovvej (1926): Hillerød = 15 m/49.2 feet

113. Vandtårnet på Frueled (1966): Morsø = 14.4 m/47.2 feet

114-115. Aggersund Vandtårn (1928): Aggersund and Farsø Vandtårn (1935): Farsø = 14 m/45.9 feet

116. Orebjerg Vandtårn: Zealand = 13 m/42.6 feet

117-123. Vandtårnet ved Sorø Station (1922): Soro; Egilsholm Vandtårn (1917): Pedersker; Kagerup Vandtårn (1945): Kagerup; Hasseris Vandtårn (1920): Aalborg; Malling Vandtårn (1922): Malling; Vandtårnet ved Ringgadebroen (1924): Aarhus; and Vossvej Vandtårn (1950s): Aalborg = 12 m/39.4 feet

124. Stilling Vandtårn (1908) Stilling = 11 m/36.1 feet

125-126. Hadsund Vandtårn (1896): Hadsund and Montebello Vandtårn (1915): Helsingør = 10 m/32.8 feet

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More information needed:

• Aakirkeby Vandtårn
• Aalborg Jernbanevandtårn (1902)
• Aars Vandtårn
• Askov Vandtårn (1914)
• Bellahøj Vandtårn
• Bernstorff Vandtårn (1887)
• Brovst Vandtårn (1903)
• Brædstrup Vandtårn (1937)
• Dagmarsgade Vandtårn (1887)
• Det Gamle Vandtårn i Dragør (1878)
• Det Hvide Vandtårn (1952): Haderslev
• Dianalund Vandtårn
• Dybvad Vandtårn (1919)
• Ebberødgaard Vandtårn (1918): Birkerød
• Eskilstrup Vandtårn
• Faxe Vandtårn (1900)
• Fortunen Vandtårn (~1937)
• Frederikshavn Vandtårn (1921)
• Fuglebjerg Vandtårn (1934)
• Gedser Jernbanevandtårn
• Gedsted Vandtårn (1929)
• Gilbjerghoved Vandtårn (1921): Gilleleje
• Gilleleje Vandtårn (1916)
• Gøhlmanns Vandtårn (1916): Kolding
• Hald Ege Vandtårn (1925)
• Hals Vandtårn (1919)
• Haslev Vandtårn (1908)
• Helsingør Jernbanevandtårn (1890)
• Helsingør Vandtårn
• Henkelvandtårnet i Valby (1928)
• Herlufsholm Vandtårn
• Hillerød Jernbanevandtårn (1931)
• Hjortekær Vandtårn
• Holbæk Vandtårn (1965)
• Holsted Vandtårn
• Hornbæk Vandtårn
• Hovedgård Vandtårn
• Humlebæk Vandtårn (1927)
• Kalundborg Vandtårn
• Karlebo Vandtårn
• Kongsted Vandtårn
• Kragenæs Vandtårn
• Københavns Godsbanevandtårn (1907)
• Lillerød Vandtårn (1973)
• Lilleø Vandtårn
• Lunderskov Vandtårn
• Løgstør Vandtårn (1912)
• Løkken Vandtårn (1917)
• Margrethehøj Vandtårn
• Mariager Vandtårn (1939)
• Maribo Vandtårn
• Mølholm Vandtårn: Vejle
• Nakskov Vandtårn (1884)
• Nykøbing Falster Gamle Vandtårn
• Nørre Alslev Vandtårn (1915)
• Nørre Mern Vandtårn (1911): Mern
• Nørre Snede Vandtårn (1934)
• Orebjerg Vandtårn (1918)
• P. Andersens Vandtårn (1877)
• Permelille Vandtårn (1927)
• Præstø Vandtårn (1911)
• Ravnstrup Vandtårn (1934)
• Redstedsgade Vandtårn (1926)
• Remisen i Tølløse
• Ringsted Vandtårn
• Risø Vandtårn
• Roslev Vandtårn (1912)
• Rødding Vandtårn (1926)
• Rødvig Station Vandtårn (1879)
• Rønne Vandtårn (1937)
• Rørvig Vandtårn (1967)
• Sjølundstårnet (1938)
• Skelde Vandtårn
• Skjern Vandtårn (1898)
• Solvang Vandtårn (1936)
• Store Heddinge Vandtårn
• Stubbekøbing Vandtårn (1932-2025) – demolished
• Søndre Mern Vandtårn
• Tandskov Vandtårn
• Tinghøj Vandtårn: Gladsaxe
• Tårs Vandtårn
• Tyndr’s Hill Vandtårn
• Vandtårnene på Baunehøj White (1941-2017) = 25 m – demolished
• Vandtårnet i Hornstrup
• Vandtårnet på Bjergvej (1918): Lemvig
• Vandtårnet på Fredericia Station
• Vandtårnet på H.A. Clausens Vej (1899): Gentofte
• Vandtårnet på Hadsundvej (1950)
• Vandtårnet på Jægersborgvej (1936): Skørping
• Vandtårnet på Lærkevej: Halsskov
• Vandtårnet på Mosevej (1947): Kolding
• Vandtårnet på Nedervej: Hendensted
• Vandtårnet på Søndermarken (1968): Vejle
• Vandtårnet på Vestvolden: Rødovre
  • Vandtårnet ved Esbjerg Station (1952)
  • Vandtårnet ved Faaborg Station
  • Vandtårnet ved Helsingør Baneterræn
  • Vandtårnet ved Langå Station (1912)
  • Vandtårnet ved Roskilde Station
  • Vandtårnet ved Ryomgård Station
  • Vandtårnet ved Rødvig Station (1879)
  • Vandtårnet ved stadion: Køge
  • Vejgård Vandtårn (1939): Aalborg
  • Vemb Vandtårn (1917)
  • Vordingborg Vandtårn (1952)
  • Vrads Vandtårn (1948)
  • Vrå Vandtårn
  • Østerild Vandtårn (1907)
  • Østervrå Vandtårn

SOURCES:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%B8nsh%C3%B8j_Water_Tower
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A6gersborg_Water_Tower
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taastrup_Water_Tower
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randersvej_Water_Tower
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svaneke_water_tower
• https://eber.se/arkiv/torn/ebers/ebers-dk-e.htm
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Brick_water_towers_in_Denmark
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Concrete_water_towers_in_Denmark
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Water_towers_in_Region_Hovedstaden
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Water_towers_in_Region_Midtjylland
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Water_towers_in_Region_Nordjylland
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Water_towers_in_Region_Sj%C3%A6lland
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Water_towers_in_Region_Syddanmark
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/148233285844448/search/?q=denmark
• https://www.thisted.dk/nyheder/2024/november/lys-i-vandtaarn
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Vandt%C3%A5rne/Vandt%C3%A5rne_i_Danmark
• https://trap.lex.dk/Randers_Vandt%C3%A5rn
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/naestved-station-vandtaarn/
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/langaa-station/
• https://historiskatlas.dk/@55.1942085,11.9713675,12z
• gemini.google.ai
• https://cgjensen.dk/referencer/herlev-vandtaarn/#:~:text=Renovering%20af%20historisk%20vandt%C3%A5rn&text=Men%20det%20historiske%20vandt%C3%A5rn%20var,i%20drikkevandssikkerhed%20forud%20for%20renoveringen.
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/graasten-vandtaarn/
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/helsinge-vandtaarn/
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/vrads-vandtaarn/
• https://www.danskefyr.dk/vordingborg-vandtaarn-fyr/
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandt%C3%A5rnene_p%C3%A5_Bauneh%C3%B8j
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/roedbyhavn-vandtaarn/
• https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3YFR1
• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Det_r%C3%B8de_vandt%C3%A5rn_(Viborg)
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/viborg-det-roede-vandtaarn-2/
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/roervig-vandtaarn/
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/smidstrup-vandtaarn/
• https://www.smidstrupvand.dk/Vandv%C3%A6rket/Om-Smidstrup
• https://xn--danske-vandtrne-slb.dk/praestoe-vandtaarn/
• https://www.folketidende.dk/nyheder/omdiskuteret-vandtarn-jaevnet-med-jorden-det-skal-der-vaere-i-stedet/5050699#:~:text=Det%20gamle%20Stubbek%C3%B8bing%20Vandt%C3%A5rn%20blev,i%20t%C3%A5rnet%20for%20at%20yngle.
• https://arkiv.dk/vis/5314151
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Protecting our Indie bookstores from rent displacement

“When a bookstore closes, it’s as if a light has gone out in the neighborhood. A bookstore is a city’s soul; it’s where we go to find ourselves and each other.”

— Unknown

Just the other day we visited one of our local independent bookstores in suburban Albuquerque to trade/sell/buy some books. Upon arriving, we were shocked and saddened to learn the store will be closing in May 2026. Why? Not because of poor business practices, nor a lack of customers, but because their landlord raised their rent by a $1,000/month!

For independent bookstores, which traditionally operate on lower margins set by publishers and exacerbated by online competition, such a sudden and substantial rent increase is often unaffordable. Furthermore, the local store could not find another nearby location. As a result the store sold their entire book inventory to someone who plans to open a bookstore roughly 10+ miles away and this Albuquerque suburb will be losing an iconic local retailer and its lone bookstore.

Such a sad story is hardly unique, as large rent increases are a common factor that drives independent bookstores out-of-business or forces them to relocate to a different (more affordable) location. When a bookstore owner does not own the building where they are situated, they can be subject to the whims of their landlord. And like apartments, some landlords are good and others…not so much.

“If communities want a strong, diverse, and dynamic retail and service base, they must find ways to support their local business owners. As ‘third places,‘ bookstores, coffee shops, pubs, and similar informal social gathering spots are particularly critical cornerstones to fostering economic vibrancy. They are literally the super glue that holds it all together.”

– panethos.wordpress.com

Rent burden displacement is not a problem solely for bookstores, it is a potential challenge for all small businesses who lease their space. Therefore, if communities want a strong, diverse, and dynamic retail and service base, they must find ways to support their local business owners. As ‘third places,‘ bookstores, coffee shops, pubs, and similar informal social gathering spots are particularly critical cornerstones to fostering economic vibrancy. They are literally the super glue that holds it all together.

Supportive efforts to help prevent rent displacement may include but not be limited to grants, subsidies, tax abatements, commercial land trusts, low-interest loans, or even kickstarter and go fund me campaigns. Bear in mind, the assistance often must be in the form of a rapid response to effective help the business owner during a crisis.

“We talk about empty storefronts as if they’re just an aesthetic problem, as if it’s acne, but let’s add up all the missing sales tax from all the businesses that are not there.”

“It’s easy to respond to this by saying a commercial lease isn’t a public concern, it’s a private negotiation between two private parties. But…it is public: this kind of landlord-tenant conflict isn’t a private matter because ultimately if you wind up with a downtown with no small businesses in it, it’s not private anymore. If small businesses can’t make it, it is a civic problem [emphasis added]. After all, policymakers tacitly acknowledge this when they give subsidies to larger-scale developers who promise economic activity.”

– How to Protect Bookstores and Why, page 119.

Without access to emergency rent assistance, impacted storefronts may sit empty for extended periods or become occupied solely regional/national chains who can afford the higher lease rates. Do we really want our Main Streets and other local retail areas to become blighted by noticeable gaps in their storefronts or to become overpopulated with the same bland cookie-cutter “Generica-style” appearance found along commercial zones all across the United States.

Abandoning your local businesses is also a bad financial decision. Chain stores and online retailers simply do not plow money back into the local economy like local businesses do. Here’s a comparison using independent bookstores:

“The ABA [American Booksellers Association] report claims that approximately 29% of all revenue at independent bookstore immediately recirculates in the local economy. This translates to a local impact advantage of 109% that of chain competitor Barnes & Noble, and a massive 405% local impact advantage over Amazon.”

– How to Protect Bookstores and Why, page 12.

[In other words, 29 percent of every dollar spent at an independent bookstore is immediately recirculated in the local economy, while a Barnes & Noble only plugs 13.9 percent of every dollar back into local economies and Amazon returns a paltry 5.74 percent to local economies.]

Lastly, what makes no sense to this retired planner is why landlords jack-up rents to only have their existing tenants depart, leaving vacant spaces for months or even years. Such an approach seems counterintuitive. An occupied retail space is a monthly payment coming in to cover property taxes and other ownership costs to the landlord. Maybe the landlord does not make as much in profits, but at least they are covering more costs than an empty space would do.

So…what gives? Are these empty spaces a tax write-off? If so, then our tax laws definitely need to be re-written and re-codified in a manner that supports retail spaces being occupied over and above them being left to sit empty. In the meantime, strategies for emergency assistance when a crisis arrises should be crafted to meet their immediate needs and help insure that your local ‘third places’ such as independent bookstores and other treasured local businesses remain open and operating.

Peace!

How do we decide what grows where?

Our new paper analyzes 100 years of land-use history across 3,104 sites in Germany and finds that hydrological properties shape our agricultural landscapes.

https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.70055

@carstenwmueller
@Thuenen_aktuell

#Hydrology #LandUse #Sustainability #Soil

Land Use and Economic Changes in Australia: New Petroleum Sites, Defense Growth, and Fire Recovery

How do new gas sites in the Northern Territory and big fires in Victoria change the economy? Learn about land use, defense growth, and rising costs in Australia.

#victoriabushfires, #northernterritorygas, #shoalwaterbay, #australiaeconomy, #landuse

https://newsletter.tf/how-australia-land-use-gas-sites-and-fires-impact-economy/

Australia is managing three different areas the size of Singapore for gas, defense, and fire recovery. Over 179 homes were lost in Victoria while new gas sites grow in the north.

#victoriabushfires, #northernterritorygas, #shoalwaterbay, #australiaeconomy, #landuse

https://newsletter.tf/how-australia-land-use-gas-sites-and-fires-impact-economy/

New publication: Land Use Change Reshapes #ClimateDriven Diversity Patterns of #Tropical Arbuscular #Mycorrhizal #Fungi. #landuse
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70253

Bike infrastructure, trains,…
all WAY more important than electric cars, but this news is still notable. Apparently Chinese company NIO has figured out how to do something we ought to have done already: developed a system for swapping out batteries so you don’t have to wait for a charge. Duh!

#climate #landUse #transportation

#China: Modeling suggests that integrating #FoodSystem actions across supply chains, consumer demand & land management could, by 2060, reduce GHG emissions ~40%, improve diet quality ~25% and cut inequality ~20%: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc... #SupplyChains #Consumers #LandUse #Climate #Nutrition

Redirecting

https://ggwash.org/view/102458/andrew-friedson-for-montgomery-county-executive

"Which Will Jawando will voters actually get? The one who understood how modern-day #landuse could address a legacy of discrimination? Or the one who points fingers and sides with affluent neighbors who don’t want different kinds of people living near them? ... By not responding to the questionnaire as the other candidates took time to do, #Jawando is telling #MontgomeryCounty voters they don’t need to know what he thinks.."

#Maryland #MoCo #politics #zoning #friedson

Working list: Tallest buildings of global low-profile cities

So often we see lists here and there, including on this website, that identify the tallest buildings in the world, country, nation, or state. As result most lists will include places like Dubai, New York City, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Chicago, and other major metropolises. Rarely, if ever are lists published of the tallest building/structure in low-profile cities that are typically not known for skyscrapers.

Provided below is a working list of the tallest building/structure in low-rise cities around the globe. Many are World Heritage Cities designated by UNESCO. Others are centers of history, government, culture, art, or religion. Due to their “special” place in world/national history, limitations on the development of skyscrapers have been imposed to preserve and maintain the unique and special aesthetics that epitomize the city.

In preparing this list, only occupiable buildings and structures are included, so there are no smokestacks, broadcast antennas, wind turbines, or similar towers on the list. By far, the majority of the resulting buildings/structures are religious in nature – churches, mosques, temples, basilicas, abbeys, etc. Capitol buildings/city halls are fairly common and then there is an assortment of other structures.

Every precaution was taken to avoid including a city that has a busy skyline filled with skyscrapers. In an attempt to assure this, even cities where towering edifices are set aside to one segment of the city (such as Paris) were not included. If skyscrapers are confined to separate suburbs or jurisdictions (such as Arlington, Virginia across from Washington D.C.), then the core city and building are incorporated. Regardless, any additions, corrections, or suggestions are most welcome to assure this working list is as accurate as possible.

Peace!

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1. Mathura, India: Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir = 700 feet/213.4 m – under construction

2. Washington, DC: Washington Monument = 555 feet/169.2 m

3. Ulm, Germany: Ulmer Münster = 530 feet/161.5 m

4. Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix = 518 feet/158 m

5. Strasbourg, France: Cathedral of Our Lady = 466 feet/142 m

6. Vatican City: St. Peter’s Basilica = 448 feet/136.5

7. Landshut, Germany: St. Martin’s Church = 428 feet/130.4

8. Lübeck, Germany: St. Marien zu Lübeck = 409 feet/124.6

9. Lhasa, Tibet: Potala Palace= 399 feet/119 m

10. Uppsala, Sweden: Uppsala Domkyrka = 389 feet/118.5 m

11. Brugge, Belgium: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk = 379 feet/115.5

12. Firenze (Florence), Italia: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore/Duomo di Firenze = 376 feet/114.6 m

13. Constantine, Algeria: Emir Abdelkader Mosque = 351 feet/107 m

14. Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet’s Mosque (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi) = 344 feet/104.8 m

15. Siracusa (Syracuse), Italia: Basilica Sanctuary Madonna delle Lacrime = 338 feet/103 m

16. Siena, Italia: Torre del Mangia= 335 feet/102.1 m

17. Bern, Switzerland: Berner Münster = 330 feet/100.6 m

18. Dresden, Germany: Rathausturm = 329 feet/100.3 m

19. Sana’a, Yemen: Al-Saleh Mosque = 328 feet/100 m

20. Venice, Italia: Campanile dei San Marco = 323 feet/98.4 m

21. Murcia, Spain: Santa Iglesia Catedral de Santa María = 305 feet/93 m

22. Edinburgh, Scotland: St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral= 295 feet/89.9 m

23. Olympia, WA: Washington State Capitol = 287 feet/87.4 m

24. Madison, WI: Wisconsin State Capitol = 284 feet/86.5 m

25. Dwarka, India: Dwarkadhish Temple = 256 feet/78 m

26. Charleston, SC: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church = 255 feet/77.7 m

27-28. Marrakech, Morocco: Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque and Varanasi, India: Shri Vishwanath Mandir = 253 feet/77.1 m

29. Santiago de Compostela, Spain: Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica = 246 feet/74.9 m

30. Valletta, Malta: Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel = 240 feet/73.1

31. York, England: York Minster = 235 feet/71.6 m

32. Savannah, GA: Independent Presbyterian Church = 227 feet/69.2 m

33. Cambridge, England: Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church = 213 feet/64.9 m

34-35. Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Academy Chapel and St. John’s, NL: Confederation Building = 210 feet each/64 m

36. Pasadena, CA: City Hall = 206 feet/62.8 m

37-38. Fredricton, NB, Canada: Christ Church Cathedral and Madaba, Jordan: Jesus Christ Son of Mary Mosque = 197 feet/60 m

39. Pocatello, Idaho: Mormon Temple = 195 feet/59.4 m

40. Toledo, Spain: Alcázar of Toledo = 194 feet/59.1 m

41.Kanchipuram, India: Ekambareswarar Temple Tower = 192 feet/58.5 m

42. Pisa, Italia: Torre Pendente di Pisa = 191 feet/58.2 m

43. Visby, Sweden: Sankta Maria Domkyrka = 190 feet/57.9 m

44. Port Said, Egypt: Port Said Lighthouse = 184 feet/56 m

45. Nazareth, Palestine: Basilica of the Annunciation = 180 feet/54.8 m

46-47. Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: Bissau Cathedral and Toruń, Poland: Parafia Katedralna w Toruniu = 171 feet/52.1 m

48-50. Burlington, VT: Ira Allen Chapel and Unitarian Church and Avignon, France: Trouillas Tower = 170 feet/51.8 m

51. Nara, Japan: Five-storied Pagoda = 167 feet/50.9 m

52. Lucca, Italia: Torre delle Ore = 164 feet/50 m

53. Ayodhya, India: Ram Mandir = 161 feet/49 m

54-55. Bath, England: Bath Abbey and Natchez, MS: St. Mary’s Basilica = 160 feet/48.8 m

56. Corfu, Greece: Church of Saint Spyridon = 151 feet/46 m

57. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Parroquia De San Miguel Arcángel = 150 feet/45.7 m

58. Vigan, Philippines: Bantay Bell Tower = 148 feet/45 m

59. Oxford, England: Madgdalen College Bell Tower = 144 feet/43.9 m

60. Veliky Novgorod, Russia: Kokuy Tower = 134.5 feet/41 m

61-62. Versailles, France: Chapelle Royale and Oaxaca, Mexico: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción = 131 feet/40 m

63. Charlottesville, VA: Draftsman Hotel = 121 feet/36.9 m

64. Athens, GA: Bank of America Building = 120 feet/36.6 m

65-66. Moroni, Comoros: Badjanani Mosque and and Stratford-upon-Avon, England: Shakespeare Theatre Viewing Tower = 118 feet/35.9 m

67. Santa Barbara, CA: Granada Theatre Building = 116 feet/35.4 m

68-69. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Territorial Capitol; Cusco, Peru: Catedral de Cusco; and Carthage, Tunisia: El Abidine Mosque = 105 feet/32 m

70. Brest, France: Naval Monument = 100 feet/30.5 m

71. San Luis Obispo, CA: Anderson Hotel = 90 feet/27.4 m

72. Vaduz, Liechtenstein: Liechtensteinische Post = 89 feet/27.1 m

73. Timbuktu, Mali: Djinguereber Mosque = 59 feet/18 m

74. Djenne, Mali: Great Mosque of Djenne = 52 feet/16 m

More information needed:

Cartagena, Spain

Fez, Morocco

Madaba, Jordan

SOURCES:

• en.wikipedia.org for each city and building
• gemini.google.ai
• https://panethos.wordpress.com/2023/07/09/tallest-capitol-buildings-in-north-america/
• https://ilovecville.com/tallestbuildingsincharlottesville/
• https://panethos.wordpress.com/2025/06/21/tallest-former-state-territorial-capitol-buildings/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Atlantic_Canada
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Africa
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_by_country
• https://www.granadasb.org/the-tall-tale-behind-santa-barbaras-only-skyscraper/
• https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article285718716.html
• https://photogent.com/pocatello-idaho-temple/wiki/#:~:text=The%20195%2Dfoot%20tall%20Pocatello,where%20bridal%20parties%20may%20gather.
• https://www.opapisa.it/en/square-of-miracles/tower/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalen_Tower
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Minster#:~:text=Table_content:%20header:%20%7C%20York%20Minster%20%7C%20%7C,York%20Minster:%20Province%20%7C%20:%20York%20%7C
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady,_Bruges
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Theatre#:~:text=The%20theatre%20has%20a%20new,theatre%2C%20towards%20Holy%20Trinity%20Church.
• https://www.machupicchuterra.com/cusco/cusco-city/cusco-cathedral/
• https://bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/san-miguel-de-allende#:~:text=A%20map%20isn’t%20necessary,most%20photographed%20church%20in%20Mexico.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela_Cathedral
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Said_Lighthouse
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Vishwanath_Mandir
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Mandir
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrindavan_Chandrodaya_Mandir
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarkadhish_Temple
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekambareswarar_Temple_(Kanchipuram)
• https://en.chateauversailles.fr/news/life-estate/restoration-royal-chapel/royal-chapel#:~:text=It%20was%20created%20by%20King’s,final%20location%20within%20the%20palace.
• https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-114/All/Jesus-Christ-Son-of-Mary-Mosque-in-Jordan-A-Testament-to-Religious-Coexistence-42000#:~:text=Spanning%20an%20area%20of%201%2C000,sparsely%20populated%20at%20the%20time.
• https://www.facebook.com/jsflrntnrjr/posts/bantay-bell-tower-is-a-historic-landmark-in-ilocos-sur-philippines-built-in-1591/9778486145547342/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Annunciation
• https://visittorun.com/en/content/cathedral-tower
• https://programadestinosmexico.com/en/catedral-de-nuestra-senora-de-la-asuncion-tepic/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visby_Cathedral#:~:text=In%20turn%2C%20its%20architecture%20influenced%20both%20local,is%20a%20Gothic%20Revival%20piece%20from%201905.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppsala_Cathedral#:~:text=The%20cathedral%20is%20the%20tallest,45%20m%20(148%20ft).
• https://wanderlog.com/place/details/1564545/kokuy-tower
• https://www.facebook.com/johncorfuworld/photos/the-saint-spyridons-bell-tower-with-its-46-metres-is-the-tallest-building-in-cor/792637246230056/
• https://architecturehelper.com/blog/features-of-the-great-mosque-of-djenne/

Cataloging Black-owned record stores

As part of celebrating Black History Month, here’s a list of known Black-owned record stores in the United States and other places around the globe. The list includes those stores that are either fully or partially Black-owned.

Sadly, as with all variations of brick and mortar record retailers, the advent of streaming, digital downloading, and online retailers like Amazon.com has vastly decreased the number of Black-owned record stores. It was also noteworthy that several stores only recently identified in previously published stories/articles (in the past five years) were discovered to have now closed permanently.

Kudos to these business owners for weathering the economic, social, and technological challenges of owning and operating an independent record store in the 21st Century. Please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions to this list.

Peace!

________

Bantu Records: Johannesburg, South Africa

Baoulecore Archive Center (2023): Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivorie

Better Days Records (1998): Louisville, Kentucky

Black Circle Records: Charleston (Summerville), South Carolina

Black Star Vinyl (formerly Halsey & Lewis Records) (2017): Brooklyn, New York

Blessed Love Record Shop: Berlin, Germany

Brittany’s Record Shop (2018): Cleveland, Ohio

Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl (2019): Chicago (Flossmoor), illinois

Crates ATL (2025): Atlanta, Georgia

DBS Sounds (1994): Atlanta (Riverdale), Georgia

Della Soul Records (2021): Grand Rapids, Michigan

DJ’s Record Shop: Jacksonville, Florida

Dorsey’s Record Shop (1946): Pittsburgh (Homewood), Pennsylvania

Fivespace: San Diego, California

Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge (1971): Philadelphia (Phoenixville), Pennsylvania

Freshtopia (2019): Norfolk, Virginia

God’s Time: Accra, Ghana

Good Stuff Records: Houston, Texas

Gotwhatulike: Kansas City, Missouri

Home Rule Records (2018): Washington, D.C.

Jampac Records (1986): Charlotte (Monroe), North Carolina

JB’s Record Lounge (2017): Atlanta, Georgia

Kumanini Vinyls (2017); Busua, Ghana

Maestro Records: London (Peckham), England, U.K.

Memories of Soul: Newark, New Jersey

Moodies Records (1982): Bronx, New York

Moods Music (2000): Atlanta, Georgia

Music Planet (1981): Flint, Michigan

Needle to the Groove (2014): San Jose, California

Offbeat (2014): Jackson, Mississippi

Out of the Past Records (1968): Chicago, Illinois

Peaches Records (1975): New Orleans, Louisiana

PM Sounds (2019): Los Angeles (San Pedro), California

Poo-Bah Records (1971): Los Angeles (Pasadena), California

Pure Vinyl: London, England, U.K.

Recs N Threads: St. Louis, Missouri

Re-Runz Records (2016): Orlando, Florida

Retrofit Records (2011): Tallahassee, Florida

Rockers International Records: Kingston, Jamaica

Serious Sounds (1991): Houston, Texas

SOOK Vintage & Vinyl (2023): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Soulfolk’s Records & Tapes (2019): Nashville, Tennessee

Stokley’s Records: Valdosta, Georgia

Str33t Records (2021): Los Angeles (Alhambra), California

Supertone Records: Londont (Brixton), England, U.K.

The Jazzhole: Lagos, Nigeria

The Real Vinyl Guru/Stall 570 (1989): Nairobi, Kenya

The Record Track (1990): Chicago, Illinois

Urban Lights Music (1993): Twin Cities, Minnesota

Vinyl and Pages: Baltimore, Maryland

SOURCES:

• https://www.okayplayer.com/10-black-owned-vinyl-record-stores-to-support/683266
• https://www.essence.com/gallery/black-owned-record-stores-to-visit/
• https://www.revolt.tv/article/7-legendary-black-owned-record-shops-in-the-us
• https://shoppeblack.us/black-owned-record-stores/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/gwod38/blackowned_record_stores/
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• https://phillyplaindealer.com/2024/11/30/sook-vinyl-vintage-phillys-only-black-owned-record-store/
• https://foreverchangesrecords.com/
• https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
• https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
• https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=847652931397660&set=a.122331840596443
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• https://www.peachesrecordsandtapes.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1641991359380502/d-js-record-shop/
• https://www.thefamuanonline.com/2022/04/22/retrofit-records-swims-against-the-tide/
• https://thestrategycenter.org/about/bookstore/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=20735694124&utm_content=158137469714&utm_term=black%20owned%20bookstore%20los%20angeles&utm_medium=678971598711&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20735694124&gbraid=0AAAAAqEaDtHquk8pZIRrs1BbdQHJrfKzM&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fkNZUOr2GPfMCNm8dHl5tzvLXNl4y2F5DXwFexL7iv_JYdgqLR268xoCRhcQAvD_BwE
• gemini.google.ai
• https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/r-a-p-ferreira-establishes-a-new-outpost-of-soulfolks-records-and-tapes/article_582eaa9c-178a-11ee-b116-132366c67a41.html
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A ‘Waylaid' Teaching Diorama – USGS “Geology For Land Use”
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For about 3 years, this gorgeous diorama has ‘just’ been sitting in a corner of a (common) hallway.
I can’t help but wonder its history:
• What prompted its creation?
• Who was the artisan (truly!) that created it and used those components and focus?
• When was it created? (late 1960s as an educated guess????)
• Why was it seen as useful / in what setting? (as I am sure it was)
• How was it funded?
(never mind that I want to claim it for my office, space notwithstanding…)
#geology #landuse #trainingaid #education #diorama #oldschool #fedscience #fedservice #education #technical #professional #spatial #landform #geomorphology #usecase #appliedscience #geoscience #USGS
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