John Urry
@johnurry
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Co-director, Institute for Social Futures, Lancaster University
Joined April 2013
Dutch police are training eagles to capture drones: https://t.co/INyQhkgq37
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Special issue on 10 yrs of mobilities studies co-edited w/ @JRFaulconbridge now out! https://t.co/Gtpxa9pAK0
@cemore4mobs @SociologyLancs
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In #PMQs, I asked how forcing all schools to become #academies is compatible with localism - he couldn't answer (because it isn't)
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Scottish Government announces historic law to end secrecy of land ownership https://t.co/ftraxewNir via @TaxJusticeNet
taxjustice.net
This topic has been building slowly in some countries, whose economies are blighted by the fact that large tracts of real estate are owned by anonymous entities and arrangements, typically linked to...
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Health professionals have become some of the most persuasive & effective voices for better city-making & mobility.
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George Osborne is to spend a fortune encouraging saving when what the economy is short of is demand. He could not GE it more wrong
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Watch 'Trends in car clubs & shared #transport ' @DEMAND_CENTRE seminar with @CarplusTrust. Recording available via
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Lovely walk to teach my seminars today - sunshine, ducks - gorgeous @SociologyLancs @LancasterUni
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NYC, inspired by similar efforts in Paris, is planning a car-free day for April 22 - earth day. Let's watch closely, Toronto. #GreenCity
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Bus wait times: reduced by 45% in London following congestion pricing, b/c buses are no longer stuck in traffic + now run on time. #WinWin
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In Paris, an early #carsharing adopter, it's estimated that more than 20K cars have been taken off the road
washingtonpost.com
Innovation can reduce the number of cars in the city and free up a lot of wasted space.
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People who walk to work weigh 7lbs lighter than people who drive & cyclists are 11lbs lighter than drivers #Walkable
dailymail.co.uk
Researchers analysed information on the lives of more than 150,000 people. Cyclists were the slimmest, with the average male who commuted by bicycle 11lbs lighter than someone who drove.
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@SEAcotherapy @eve_potts @johnurry @charliemuss Just had an article on #seasidenostalgia in Morecambe published
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Difficult complicated #budget2016 explained analysed with diagram. You have to be an LSE academic to understand it.
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Fuel duty freeze costs UK coffers £2,215 million - think what that money could have done to cut killer air pollution #Budget2016
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Three Tory MPs have been disowned as patrons by mental health charities for cutting disabled support https://t.co/CSPUlkAFJW via @psbook
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Lancaster #DisabilityStudies #Conference #CfP now open! #DisabilityStudies with #MadStudies & #Sexuality streams:
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Royal Brunei Airlines' first all-female pilot crew lands plane in Saudi Arabia- where women are not allowed to drive
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