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Kian Goh
@kiangoh.bsky.social
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Architect & urban planning professor @UCLA. Urban change & climate justice. Author of Form & Flow (MIT 2021) bit.ly/3Q92Mkd
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lossanddamage.bsky.social
1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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tyburr.bsky.social
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
Pretty disappointing to see this "showcase" home for Palisades rebuilding. This should be an opportunity to rethink how we've done things before, not double down bigger with more lowest common denominator design. www.latimes.com/california/s...
The first home has been rebuilt in the wake of the Palisades Fire
The first home to be rebuilt in the wake of the Palisades fire — a two-story home on Kagawa Street — received a certificate of occupancy on Friday.
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
Incredible.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”

TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”

ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
Fucking ironic that Trump recognizes real power in Mamdani that leading Democrats never did and still refuse to do.
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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rkeil.bsky.social
An overwhelming event! Very grateful.
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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remmid.bsky.social
You know that you did well as an academic if these things happen: Excellent open-access article in a special issue of Urban Political Ecology, celebrating the breadth and depth of @rkeil.bsky.social’s scholarship while charting new directions for urban praxis and research inspired by his work.
Governing a sub/urban planet - Jean-Paul D. Addie, Julie-Anne Boudreau, Sean Hertel, Murat Üçoğlu, 2025
This paper evaluates Roger Keil's influence on the fields of urban and regional governance and suburban studies, underscoring his foundational contribution...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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rkeil.bsky.social
One of a set of articles in @upejournal.bsky.social discussing my contributions to urban studies. Endlessly grateful!
remmid.bsky.social Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 10d
You know that you did well as an academic if these things happen: Excellent open-access article in a special issue of Urban Political Ecology, celebrating the breadth and depth of @rkeil.bsky.social’s scholarship while charting new directions for urban praxis and research inspired by his work.
Governing a sub/urban planet - Jean-Paul D. Addie, Julie-Anne Boudreau, Sean Hertel, Murat Üçoğlu, 2025
This paper evaluates Roger Keil's influence on the fields of urban and regional governance and suburban studies, underscoring his foundational contribution...
journals.sagepub.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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miriamposner.com
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image] After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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kiangoh.bsky.social
Normalize using the below and next-to public infrastructure urban spaces, Ueno, Tokyo edition. #japan #urbanlandscape
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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nanaoseiopare.bsky.social
My book, “Socialist De-Colony: Black and Soviet Entanglements in Ghana's Cold War," is out! It’s a history of African attempts to transform a formerly colonial society into a paragon of socialist Black freedom within Cold War intrigues. Free download:

www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
Normalize using the below and next-to public infrastructure urban spaces, Ueno, Tokyo edition. #japan #urbanlandscape
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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joolia.bsky.social
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The Harvard Crimson Throughout the seven months of correspondence reviewed by The Crimson, Summers and Epstein referred to the woman Summers was pursuing in some messages by the code name "peril" but never used her name in messages directly describing the relationship. On at least two occasions, the two men discussed Jin's emails to Summers, which he forwarded to Epstein. In later messages, the two men appeared to joke about the probability that Summers would have sex with the woman, apparently Jin.
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
I can't believe I'm missing some great LA River and Ballona Creek moments right now.
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
Mount Fuji from Tokaido Shinkansen! Amid a kind of archetypal Honshu Japan landscape - agriculture, industry, infrastructure, housing, and a breathtaking nature.
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
COP30, what should be the most important international-multilateral-multilevel meeting of the year, is happening right now in Belem and you would not know it looking over the headlines of all major US news outlets. What a shitshow. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
Since 1990, the emissions share of the richest 1% has increased by 13%, and the richest 0.1% has grown by 32%, while the poorest 50% has decreased by 3%.

policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/cl...
A graphic poster with a green, textured background. At the center is a black-and-white image of Earth. Above the planet, a small private jet flies around the Earth, leaving a dark, tangled trail. Across the middle of the image, bold white text on black rectangles reads “CLIMATE PLUNDER.” Below, smaller white text states, “How a powerful few are locking the world into disaster.” In the bottom-right corner, the Oxfam logo and the word “OXFAM” appear in white.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
I'm thrilled and honored to receive the Paul Davidoff Book Award for Form and Flow, my book on the politics of urban climate change responses! Heartened to be recognized by my planning colleagues and to know that ACSP continues to foreground justice in these times. luskin.ucla.edu/book-by-kian...
Book by Kian Goh Honored by Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
“Form and Flow: The Spatial Politics of Urban Resilience and Climate Justice” is winner of the 2025 Paul Davidoff Book Award.
luskin.ucla.edu
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
Do check out this interview with Ananya Roy, my dear colleague and director of @challengeineq.bsky.social, on migrant movements and her new and colleagues' book Beyond Sanctuary.
challengeineq.bsky.social UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality & Democracy @challengeineq.bsky.social · 27d
"Migrant movements" is a term used in the book, Beyond Sanctuary, that describes movement across borders, but also describes powerful organizing via migrant squats & cross-border solidarity action networks. Listen to the interview with Institute Director Ananya Roy @kpfa.org kpfa.org/episode/agai...
Beyond Sanctuary | KPFA
If sanctuary and asylum policies and practices don’t do enough to protect immigrants, how is justice achieved? Ananya Roy’s focus is on how poor and vulnerable migrants are viewed and treated, and on ...
kpfa.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
Tax the rich. End welfare for big corporations. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
kiangoh.bsky.social
The @nytimes.com editorial board's musings/directives on Zohran's win say nothing about climate change. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/o...
Opinion | How Mayor Mamdani Can Write New York’s Next Chapter
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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prospect.org
"Terminally online hedge fund manager Bill Ackman donated $1.75 million, while failed presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg donated $8.3 million, all to no avail." prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
America’s Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani - The American Prospect
It’s encouraging on many levels: New York City didn’t submit to a campaign of flagrant bigotry from disgraced two-time loser Andrew Cuomo, and Americans, particularly young ones, can still be politica...
prospect.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
Lol Tribeca. What happened. The artist who lived in that loft two residents before you would be aghast. This is 50 years of art and gentrification theory come to life. Sharon Zukin's Loft Living on a map. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
kiangoh.bsky.social
For some time New York City has couched so much presumably progressive urban policies like climate action, housing development, public space & urban greening in regressive politics. I'm excited for a change and what comes next. ✊✊
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM