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Opportunities to Connect Urban Conservation and Vacant Land Stewardship

Center for Community Progress

According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. the group called out community, stewardship, legacy, values, collaboration.

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Using the cloud to advance collaborative water stewardship

AWS Public Sector Blog

Canada-based Edmonton Power Corporation (EPCOR) Utilities uses THREATS for ecosystem assessments and watershed management in the North Saskatchewan River Watershed in Alberta. Learn more about AWS Water Stewardship. This process took only a week, as opposed to months of building out a traditional on-premises architecture.

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Harnessing cloud solutions to tackle water challenges

AWS Public Sector Blog

For example, a smart home water monitoring solution deployed in the city of Cape Town, South Africa , uses AWS IoT , analytics, and visualization services to help homeowners understand their water usage patterns, detect leaks, and contribute to more sustainable water management practices.

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Getting drugs to market faster through better health data management on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Data is a critical part of the new drug product life cycle management and journey. Data mesh to the rescue Data mesh is an architectural framework that enables organizations to redefine how they manage and utilize their data assets. By adopting a DaaP mindset, pharmaceutical companies can unlock a host of benefits.

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How two UK customers use AWS to support sustainability goals

AWS Public Sector Blog

The longer-term plan is to have emissions data at an application level to actively manage down the emissions footprint from IT service provision. Tony Sudworth believes that we need “to move to active management to reduce overall emissions from IT activity in order to meet our Greening Government commitments.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). However, because the person responsible for managing the land bank also works in these other areas, they bring that breadth of expertise to the table and can more efficiently coordinate with municipal and county government departments.

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New Study Shows Land Bank Ownership of Vacant Lots Can Reduce Violent Crime

Center for Community Progress

Land banks across the United States are managing more and more vacant properties—86 percent of which are vacant lots. Community-Engaged Stewardship : Due to widespread vacant properties in Flint, there are more properties in GCLBA’s inventory than what their crews can maintain. More intensive forms of GCLBA stewardship (i.e.,