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Christian Dimmer

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dad／urbanist／assoc.prof. transition design + urban studies｜waseda university｜Tokyo｜co-learning／co-design｜public spaces／spheres｜urban practices／theories｜place {un}making／becoming｜perpetual adaption／resilience

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 11d

An essential list of global urbanists to follow!

As climate change，resource crisis & loss biodiversity accelerate，soon 70% of the world's population will live in cities .
Their people-centred design，inclusive governance，environmental quality，energy use，social equity，and resilience matter—to us all.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13d

NEW STARTER PACK! This time I’m hoping to encourage and support global urbanists from OUTSIDE North America here on Bluesky, so hopefully this will help! Who’ve I missed? Just joined? Let me know! I’ll keep updating, so please keep checking & sharing this pack! And let’s try using #GlobalUrbanists.

Urbanists OUTSIDE North America Worth Following!

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 4h

Strange coincidence—I discussed this yesterday in my #TransitionDesign class as extreme example of a wicked problem. It illustrates the arrogance of modernist engineers who believed they could fully control nature. In the end, they couldn’t—and instead, triggered a massive, cascading disaster.

Dan HIll @cityofsound.bsky.social · 6h

“Aral Sea is a place where all the most urgent concerns of today come together. Soil, water, energy, food, textiles and air quality – it can be seen as the live laboratory of the future and can help us rethink what's possible for many generations to come” (V interesting) www.aralschool.uz

Aral School — Interdisciplinary Program for Ecocultural Regeneration

Aral School is an international, interdisciplinary postgraduate program supported by the Uzbekistan Art & Culture Development Foundation (ACDF), launching in 2026. Fully funded: tuition, accommodation...

www.aralschool.uz

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20h

Breaking: Trump has officially lost the Nobel Peace Prize.

Instead, the Nobel committee is awarding the leader of the opposition in Venezuela for supporting “democracy over dictatorship.”

Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Shamelessly Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 21h

These are questions that have been on my mind for a while—thank you for the insightful food for thought.

Colin McFarlane @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks Christian

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22h

Imagine not only “losing” the Nobel Peace Prize, but also being specifically sub-tweeted by the decision-makers for your efforts to destroy democracy. Trump loses big. Congratulations Nobel Committee, well played.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 21h

Very important questions !

“What are ideas like ‘polycrisis’ doing to how we think and research the urban? How might we ensure that discourses and conditions of polycrises do not erode our collective sense of possibility? ”

Colin McFarlane @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social · 21h

Some thoughts on what what crisis is doing to the urban imagination - short piece as part of a collection in Dialogues in Urban Research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Crisis and the urban imagination - Colin McFarlane, 2025

What are ideas like ‘polycrisis’ doing to how we think and research the urban? How might we ensure that discourses and conditions of polycrises do not erode our...

journals.sagepub.com

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

Lindsey Halligan at Comey's arraignment:

"The only two words that she spoke today were her name — and she got that wrong."

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com , with a sharper eye on court transcripts than anyone in the business. Worth revisiting with today's news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMz...

Lawrence: The only humiliation in court during Comey’s arraignment was on the Trump side

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how during James Comey’s arraignment, the judge knew he was “watching a legal Trump clown show” while the “humiliated inexperienced lawyer” Lindsey Halligan sat by…

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone knows where this path leads ….

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Spiegel on the criminal complaint against James: The US legal system has become a farce. When lackeys can file charges on the orders of their masters, no one can feel safe anymore. Then arbitrariness prevails. The end of the rule of law and freedom. And that affects everyone

US-Justizministerium klagt prominente Trump-Gegnerin Letitia James an

Die Vorwürfe lauten Bankbetrug und falsche Angaben: Das US-Justizministerium hat Anklage gegen Generalstaatsanwältin Letitia James erhoben. Die Widersacherin von Donald Trump reagierte mit einer Kampf...

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System Working As Intended @systemnotbroken.bsky.social · 5d

Just a visual reminder.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

That book was a huge inspiration for me too. I keep recommending it to my undergrads as they take their first steps into urban studies. It’s brilliant at making complex issues accessible—and enjoyable to read!

Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 2d

‘Happy City’ by @charlesincities.bsky.social was a hugely influential book on the two of us.

It ignited our passion for urban planning, and set a standard in human-focused storytelling to which we still aspire.

So it was a tremendous honour to share a stage—and copy of our new book—with him today!

Three middle aged people in casual business attire—two men and one woman—pose for a photo at a conference.

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

Not only do many of my students talk about #overtourism—so do many everyday people. Tourism is spiraling out of control around key sites, and it’s hard to ignore.

The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 2d

Tokyo has been ranked as the world’s best large city for the second consecutive year, solidifying Japan’s position as a global tourism powerhouse.

Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year

Recognition from readers of luxury travel and lifestyle magazine Conde Nast Traveler comes after Japan welcomed a record 36.8 million foreign visitors in 2024.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

Scary times. I just hope the world can make it through the next three years without a major global crisis. It’s already bad enough—but it could easily get worse. Knocking on wood is all I can do.

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

The easy assumption is that he’s lost his mind. The more unsettling one: his handlers feed him a false reality and shield him from the world outside. If that’s the case, we should ask what their real motives are.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for the concise summary. Let’s keep pushing for these values—in our everyday encounters and within our professional publics. We have to cut through the hyperbole.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3d

It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.

It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”

That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

Falsche Schnitzel sind totgefährlich. Unbedingt in acht nehmen!

Im ernst: Neuere Forschung legt nahe dass rotes Fleisch das Krebsrisko erhöht. Ich will aber niemandem das Schnitzel verbieten also gerne weiteressen! Bloß nicht weinen, wenn irgendwann konfrontiert mit einer unerfreulichen Diagnose.

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

Our business-as-usual consumer economy creates staggering toxic waste and squanders precious resources. We must do better—this is no way to face a planetary crisis. #transitiondesign #theSmartEnoughCity

Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 2d

Nobody needs Windows 11, and I shudder to think how much e-waste this pointless "upgrade" will generate

Windows 10 EOL could generate £1.8B of e-waste in UK alone • The Register www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/w...

Windows 10 EOL could generate £1.8B of e-waste in UK alone

: Recyclers reckon millions of obsolete PCs could yield a small fortune in precious metals

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Dan Emerine @dan-emerine.bsky.social · 2d

Is there anyone out there who cares enough for this person to look into arrangements for a conservatorship?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

That’s why it makes sense to (re)build resilient regional systems—for energy, food & mobility—empower local communities, and nurture collective creativity, while simultaneously slowing the breakdown of global systems. We need complex, emergent and adaptive changemaking strategies. #transitiondesign

Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 2d

'UK’s national security is under severe threat from the #climatecrisis & the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages & economic disaster potentially just yrs away, a powerful report by the UK’s intelligence chiefs is due to warn' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

Laughing out loud !

Daniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social · 2d

Dear mother,

The civil war in Portland has become unbearable.

Radical leftists have made normalcy impossible.

Send more unicorns and dinosaur costumes ASAP.

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

Not a comfortable read—but sugar-coating does not help. No countryis currently on track to meet 1.5°C Paris target. To reach it, individual lifestyle emissions in high-income countries must fall by up to 94%. Transport & nutrition remain largest sources of emissions.

hotorcool.org/publications...

A Climate for Sufficiency: 1.5-Degree Lifestyles Report

The report “A Climate for Sufficiency ” examines how lifestyles, shaped by infrastructure, policy, and culture, must transform to align with planetary limits.

hotorcool.org

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Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · 5d

Suburbs can become vibrant, where anyone can walk or bike to all places, including 6 - 16 y/o... but it will not happen magically.

Ellen Dunham-Jones will present how to do it.
Solving housing crisis AND ending with great community.
FREE • Register & share:
Tues. Oct. 14 at 11am EST
bit.ly/4gupstf

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 3d

I should clarify that Gustavo Petro succeeded Enrique Peñalosa as mayor of Bogotá, and that Peñalosa himself also ran for the presidency. That qualification aside, it is nonetheless inspiring to see local leaders successfully transitioning to the national political stage—regardless of their politics

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 3d

“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich {happily} use public transportation {together with people of all walks of life}.”

–Enrique Peñalosa

↳ You did something right as mayor of a local government, when the president of your country embraces your key idea

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 3d

「Youth Meet UP!」is a great idea!

Would you be interested to give a lecture in my Transition Design course at Waseda University? 70 young people ! Creative, compassionate, and collaborative young people are the key to co-creating more sustainable, equitable, healthier, and happier urban futures.