ماه و مهدی
Lunar Eclipse & Mahdi’s Birthday
Urban entertainment in the form of Mahdi's birthday, a lunar eclipse, and strange text messages converge on a rooftop in Shiraz.
طبعیت وحشی شهری
Urban Wildlife
I have here a letter from my American grandmother, dated 28 years ago. In it, she writes about the birds she saw when she visited Shiraz. Many of these birds still grace the skies, trees and rooftops of Shiraz today.
الگوی تحرک انسانها
Human Mobility Patterns
A study used personal cell phone signals to track the movements of 100,000 Europeans. ُAmong the findings: most people rarely leave the vicinity of their home or office, remain within a 20 mile radius, visit the same places, and are usually found in the same spot at the same time.
چشم انداز ایمنی
Safety Vision Statement
A vision statement is a vivid idealized description of a desired outcome that inspires, energizes and helps you create a mental picture of your target. Here's a first stab at a vision of safety for Iran:
Our province has world-class institutions and organizations that effectively reduce the potential risk of death, injuries, property damage and economic and social dislocation resulting from natural and man-made hazards.
امکان زلزله
Earthquake Potential
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Thanks to Shideh and Shawhin and their Tehran Shake website, for pointing out this sobering video. (Trouble viewing it here? Try this direct link to the video).
The video raises many questions, and its up to all of us to collaborate and find the answers.
The answers are not easy. This is a multi-dimensional problem. A brief outline of the issues we hope to flesh out in the coming weeks:
