Thinking About Thinking.
THE NEW DECADE. As the “teens” become the “twenties”, a pause is permitted to contemplate to past and the future. […]
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Wicked Problems
THINKING ABOUT PROBLEMS. City planners and builders, as well as many other professions, deal with problems, sometimes called opportunities, all
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Lean Thinking 4.0: Enhance the Wisdom of People with the Power of Lean by Robert Brown
ONE SMALL STEP FOR LEAN THINKING; A GIANT LEAP FOR ALL ORGANIZATIONS. Lean Thinking 4.0 is the latest evolution of
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Planning School Grounds for Outdoor Learning
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES. Neighborhoods schools offer the opportunity to explore new approaches for teaching students, especially young students. The PTA,
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Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex Harris and Brett Harris
Education is too important to be left to the school board. Small cities and towns can and should be actively
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Neighborhood Schools.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S ROLE IN EDUCATION. The fact that the schools belong to the county or independent school system does not
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Seeing Trees, A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin by Sonja Dümpelmann
FROM YALE BOOKS… “A fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity’s changing relationship
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“Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning” by Timothy Beatley
FROM AMAZON… “Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the ‘greening’ of cities. But too often, he
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The Benefits of Trees
Public Health and Social Benefits: Clean air: Trees produce oxygen, intercept airborne particulates, and reduce smog, enhancing a community’s respiratory
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Neighborhood Trees and Tree Canopies.
OBJECTIVE. Every neighborhood in America is concerned about increasing its tree canopy for its aesthetic, environmental and real estate value.