To Remember Jane Jacobs, You’ve Got to Get Out and Walk
In 2007, a year after Jacobs died, some of her close friends in Toronto took a crack at creating a fitting homage—a living, breathing, walking, talking memorial called Jane’s Walk.
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Why Messy Cities are More Modern
Cities are often conceived in a rational way but usually take on a non-rational life of their own – and thank goodness for that.
Recoded City
Recoded City is filled with inspiring confirmation that, when it comes to shelter and placemaking in an age of limits, a city’s primary resource is the energy and motivation of its inhabitants.
Does your City have a Future?
In the past, as in the future, local ecosystem resources were the key to the economies of cities.
How can Mid-sized Cities be Sustainable?
As is so often the case, when it comes to sustainability Wichita, like so many other mid-sized cities spread around the country and the globe – finds itself wondering where it stands.
Cities are Finally Treating Water as a Resource, not a Nuisance
Memorial Day barbecues and parades were thwarted this year in Houston when a massive storm dumped more than 10 inches of rain in two days, creating a Waterworld of flooded freeways, cars, houses and businesses, leaving several people dead and hundreds in need of rescue.
Reclaiming a Public Space
Active citizens in West São Paulo have revitalized a square to create a small oasis in the middle of the city.
After Disaster, Tactical Urbanism Builds Resilience
What has transpired in Christchurch over the past four years is nothing short of remarkable.
Resilient Urban Systems: Where We Stand Now and Where We Need to Go
This paper draws on case studies from across the globe to assess the current innovative approaches that cities are undertaking to make their infrastructure systems more resilient in order to better cope with future uncertainties.
Placemaking and Place-Led Development: A New Paradigm for Cities of the Future
What’s the difference between "public space" and "place"?
What Singapore Can Teach All Cities About Using Urban Green Infrastructure To Mitigate Megadroughts
NASA’s new report on the likelihood of megadrought in the Central and Western United States is a harsh yet timely wake-up call for cities.
Securing Water for Urban Farms
A surprisingly large share of the world’s cropland is found not in rural areas, but within cities and their immediate surroundings.