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How can you adapt #greening strategies for different areas? From an turning vacant lots into community spaces to greening in rural communities, learn from preventionists who are using green spaces to create protective environments in our latest web conference, hosted in partnership with @preventioninstitute, at: https://loom.ly/_AhyNN0

Plan: Catch up on rest. Reality: Catch up on the neighbourhood's repair list! 😂 Who else has their 'relaxing' weekend turned into a community fix-it fest? #electricianlife #electricianapprentice #electricianstuff #electriciansmeme #electriciansydney #electriciansknow #electricianperth #electriciansydney

#mysundayreadings  📚 Diving into "Social Infrastructure: Connecting People and Places for Healthy Communities" 🌍🌱 Today, I’ve enjoyed looking into this report by the Gehl - Making Cities for People's team who’s been leading a project on learning exchanges to uncover lessons from Belfast, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, resonating deeply with my interests in various aspects of community development. Reflecting on the content, I can't help but see its relevance across multiple domains: 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Social infrastructure plays a pivotal role in climate resilience, from addressing heat waves to promoting local food production and reducing waste, and improving air quality. 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: It fosters economic empowerment through skill development resources, facilitating cross-group interactions, and initiatives like mentoring programs for homeless individuals. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠: Green spaces, health programs, and community gardening projects underscore its impact on physical and mental health. 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: It serves as a platform for community bonding, celebrating heritage, and advocating for racial equity and justice. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Murals, cultural activities, and artistic endeavors within social infrastructure spaces foster creativity and cultural appreciation. 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: From boosting voter turnout to nurturing neighborhood stewardship, these spaces cultivate active citizenship and community involvement. Understanding social infrastructure through the lens of these outcomes reshapes how we approach community development. It's not just about building spaces; it's about fostering connections, resilience, and inclusivity. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/d6BRhdGx #communitydevelopment #socialinfrastructure #socialsustainability  

Planning improvements to a local park? Park Score is a great engagement and place measurement tool that helps guide decision-making and also sets the baseline for capturing community benefits. Book here: https://lnkd.in/gHNyh3Gx

My latest piece for Mass Transit looks at what different communities across the U.S. and Canada are doing to help grow #Transit ridership! https://lnkd.in/etg2Bjqi

A team from rural communities who understand rural communities. RECs are tasked with keeping the lights on across vast expanses of land, facing higher costs with fewer customers to share the burden that their urban counterparts. Owned and steered by the communities they serve, they prioritize people over profits, with securing a sustainable future for their communities as the ultimate goal. We share that goal. Let’s start the conversation about how Perceptive Power can share that goal for your community. #RuralPower #RuralElectricCooperatives #DistributedGeneration

Barreleye helps you not only manage your water resources but also coordinate sharing with other producers. Know when to sell excess water and when to buy, optimizing your resources and fostering community cooperation. https://lnkd.in/gTQn3ykJ #ResourceManagement #CollaborativeSolutions #BarreleyeSoftware

👏🏼In some communities, shredding events or "shred days" are organized where individuals can bring their documents for secure on-site shredding. These events often coincide with Earth Day or other community initiatives.🌍 #funfact #triviatime #Shreed #documentshredding #informationsecurity #dataprotection #sustainability

This article speaks to the heart of community engagement issues in rural Victoria - “In rural places, we pride ourselves on self-sufficiency and inventiveness…. I don’t just want cheap or free power, I want to be a self-sufficient power producer in my own right”

How can you determine whether or not a project's community co-benefits are any good? Find out in our latest blog by Elias Ayrey (PhD) which highlights: 🌱💡 What genuinely benefits communities and what could be harmful. 🤝🌳 Kudos to those supporting projects that both address pollution and protect ecosystems. 💸👥 The significance of directly compensating individuals and communities for their natural resources. 🏫🚰 Evaluating the actual value of infrastructure and educational programs against carbon project goals, distinguishing meaningful contributions from superficial ones. 🔍📊 Advocating for transparency and accountability via open budgets and public reporting to ensure that community benefits are proportional to the carbon value extracted. 🌐🔗 A rubric to evaluate community co-benefits in carbon credit purchases, focusing on direct payments, tangible benefits, and steering clear of the "junk". Read more and watch the video here ▶ https://lnkd.in/gMPqSycr #CarbonCredits #CoBenefits #Sustainability #DeepTransparency