An Inside Look At Living In One Of The World’s Most Sustainable Cities
Over 15 years ago, Melbourne mounted a long-term campaign to change the way it uses energy and has attracted international acclaim for its commitment to sustainability.
resilient cities
Detroit?? No, surely not here!
Are suburban areas inherently fragile? Not necessarily.
Density Part 3: Kenneth Jackson’s “Future” of New York
The essential defining property of a city is density: a concentration of people that enables commerce, community and exchanges of ideas.
Climate-friendly urban regeneration: Lessons from Japan
Cities have a central role to play in tackling climate change as well as in adapting to its effects…
Starting With the Petunias: LQC Action for Better Public Space
I present this story as an example of how effective ‘lighter, quicker, cheaper’ (LQC) urbanism can be in raising awareness and discussion about the places people share.
Juggling Mitigation And Adaptation: Mayor Bloomberg Outlines Path Toward Climate Resiliency
Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a speech where he presented a new plan that details New York City’s approach to climate resilience.
Designing Resilient Cities
Resilience has recently become a recurrent term in the urban design debate, predominantly in connection with climate change and natural disasters.
After the storm, re-imagining the city
As our daily lives are becoming increasingly destabilized by financial recession, climate change and perhaps political marginalization, self-organizing communities are also becoming a steady presence, from co-ops and community gardens to large-scale political movements like Occupy and the Arab Spring.
A city lover’s guide to Detroit
I always avoided Detroit. I expected to be depressed by seeing a once-grand place battered by economic disinvestment and all-for-the-auto urban planning. But in visiting the city for the first time, I saw examples of perseverance and creativity that stirred my soul.