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Werkt met anderen aan een duurzame toekomst; steden, groen, sport, mobiliteit, water, energie, food, gezondheid. #ruimte #natuur 🚲🌳🌏💧🌞🍋🏞
Jan 15, 2023 7 tweets 7 min read
Göteborg - The best city in the world when it rains

The Swedish city of Göteborg is - as far as I know is the only city in the world - with a rain vision; 'Rain Gothenburg'.

1/7 The goal is 'We are the best city in the world when it rains'. That is on almost 40% of the days, so it is a nice way to turn a disadvantage into an asset.
stadsutveckling.goteborg.se/raingothenburg…

Next to interventions as rainwater storage and green roofs, a number of unique components;

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Jan 14, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
One of my favorite podcast series is Song Exploder. In this, artists talk about the creation of well-known (and less well-known) songs. How is the music put together, what is the story behind the lyrics, etc.
songexploder.net

1/8 Image The show has been around since 2014. So there is now a huge archive of 246 episodes. Ranging from U2 to Dua Lipa and from Nine Inch Nails to REM or Billie Eilish.

Here you can find the complete list: songexploder.net/episodes

I like them all, but some of my favorites👇;

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Dec 18, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
Transformation of waterfront locations worldwide.

1/.. Düsseldorf 2/... Paris