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Legal Issues for Volunteers Responding to Disasters

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Elizabeth Van Nostrand is an associate professor in the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy at the Temple University College of Public Health. Van Nostrand is an expert in legal epidemiology—the study and application of law as an intervention to prevent disease and injury.

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Demystifying AI: How RAG boosts efficiency in state and local government departments

AWS Public Sector Blog

It’s critical for anyone invested in the future of public service. Bridging the knowledge gap with LLMs Imagine if every government employee had an assistant who had read every book, document, and memo in the world. This assistant could draft policies, answer public inquiries, and create reports in seconds.

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8 Ideas for Old Subway Cars: Proposals to Repurpose Retired BART Trains

Reprogramming the City

We’re obviously a big fan of interesting ideas for repurposing existing urban objects – we even wrote the definitive book on the subject. If you like repurposing projects, you’ll LOVE the Reprogramming the City books. Adaptive Reuse Books: Reprogramming the City Book and Toolkit [PRINT Combo Pack].

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Of course, the bigger cities, with homelessness, a propensity for vandalism, higher usage, low investment in facilities, and lack of attendants, have a problem in maintaining quality public facilities (" The Disappearing Public Toilet ," Seton Hall Law Review , 2020). Fancy restroom" in Bryant Park, New York City.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

s newest hospital ," Washington Post ), in a manner that combined acute care, wellness programming including addressing chronic conditions, and public health with a hospital providing acute care at the center. 2018) -- " Part Two: Creating a graduate health and biotechnology research initiative on the St.

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African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Boston Globe has a localized feature, " Legacy of the Green Book travel guide in New England ," on the Green Book. Ferguson ," book review). s city streetcars ," book excerpt) as a result of post-Civil War organizing, when Congress still leaned pro-emancipation. Negro Travelers' Green Book, 1956. Complete scan.