June 2015 – Page 2 – The CASA Blog Network

Big Data in the Big Apple

Posted on Wednesday 10 June 2015 by Michael Batty

What we can learn here from New York: an interesting report from Eddie Copeland at the Policy Exchange. Fascinating reading from the place where open data was invented, and where Urban Mechanics was begun. I quote from the blurb: Today marks the … Continue reading →

Big Data, complexity, Information, Planning Support, urban and regional planning

New Developments at Hawkshead

Posted on Monday 8 June 2015 by Jonny Huck

Following my previous post, we are now in the final stages of preparation for the installation of the 4Candles system at St. Michael’s Church in Hawkshead. The system will be a re-vamped version of the 4Candles installation at St Peter’s in Hackney, and will permit prayers to be shared between the […]

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14: Learning from history

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2015 by Quaestio

I was recruited to a post that was the start of my urban modelling career in the Autumn of 1964 by Christopher Foster (now Sir Christopher) to work on the cost-benefit analysis of major transport projects. My job was to … Continue reading →

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Walking on Wembley Way – The FA Cup Final Arsenal vs. Aston Villa 2015 Gathering

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2015 by Ateen Patel

Wembley Stadium. It has a proud history, some may say. It sure is an occasion, to go to Wembley for any event, but of all events, the FA cup final is probably the biggest event on the Wembley Stadium Calendar.As fans travel to the Stadium from all acro…

Complex Dynamics, Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Control, dense crowds, emergence, FA Cup Final, Herding, homogeneous crowd flow, Lane Formation, Self Organising Phenomena, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Way, Zipper Effect

Walking on Wembley Way – The FA Cup Final Arsenal vs. Aston Villa 2015 Gathering

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2015 by Ateen Patel

Walking on Wembley Way – The FA Cup Final Arsenal vs. Aston Villa 2015 Gathering

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2015 by Ateen Patel

Public Gardens

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2015 by Oliver O’Brien

London has some grand gardens, many open to the public, […]

city, City of London, garden, gardens, green, green space, kensington, kensington gardens, kew, kew gardens, open land, open space, park, parks, Tourist

Citizen Science in the Research Evaluation Framework impact studies

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2015 by mukih

In the UK, every 5 years or so, there is a complex and expensive process that evaluates the work of academics in research institutions across the country, and rate them in terms of quality (see the infographics). The last round of this process was called ‘Research Evaluation Framework’ or REF for short. You don’t need … Continue reading Citizen Science in the Research Evaluation Framework impact studies

citizen cyberscience, citizen science, Concepts, Extreme Citizen Science, Impact Case Studies, OPAL, Open Air Laboratories, PPGIS, REF 2014, Research Evaluation Framework, VGI, Zooniverse

DataShine Election

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2015 by Oliver O'Brien

The latest web map in the DataShine website portfolio is DataShine Election, which shows results from the 2015 and 2010 UK General Elections.
You can view the interactive map or read more about it.

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Green Wedges

Posted on Monday 1 June 2015 by Oliver O’Brien

This map, “A Plan for Greater London”, is a […]

1943, Edwards, green belt, Historic, houses, masterplan, planning, policy, rebuilding

Pint of Science: Curious About the Housing Crisis?

Posted on Monday 1 June 2015 by Jon Reades

As a follow-on to my earlier piece on Hex-Binning Land Registry Data, here’s a talk I gave on the housing crisis as part of the Pint of Science Festival a couple of weeks back. And, credit where credit is due: this … Continue reading →

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