Smart Poles and Microgrids: The Bar Keeps Rising
THERE IS NO FINISH LINE. The literature, the examples and the case studies of cities across America and the […]
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Urban Open Space
Leverage the Open Space System to Unify the City and Save the Environment. THE IDEA OF AN “URBAN OPEN SPACE”
E. O. Wilson, Biologist
Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929), usually cited as E. O. Wilson, is an American biologist, researcher (sociobiology, biodiversity, island
BOOKS
“The Great Lakes Water Wars” by Peter Annin
FROM AMAZON…The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans
BOOKS
“City Hall: Masterpieces of American Civic Architecture” by Arthur Drooker
FROM AMAZON…City Hall is the first book to feature striking contemporary images of the most architecturally significant city halls in
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Makerspaces as Retail Tenants.
Makerspaces have been employed around America as places where people can congregate to learn a trade, perfect a skill and
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New Investments in Blighted Commercial Strips.
Turning Abandoned and Marginally Used Buildings into Successful Business Locations. Blighted Commercial Strips. The proverbial “federal” highway that leads into
VIDEOS
City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure Overview
CharacterTowns.org was pleased to find this fine presentation by the City Parks Alliance about the role of city parks in