Creative Placemaking
from Urban Land Institute Report Summary: Creative placemaking, or leveraging art and culture in tandem with great design, is a […]
BOOKS
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BOOKS
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller
perating Manual for Spaceship Earth is one of those wonderful books that were written decades ago but still provoke thought,
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CLIMATE CHANGE ARTICLES
A fairly simple breakthrough makes accessing stored hydrogen more efficient.
A new catalyst from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and collaborators extracts hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials easily
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CLIMATE CHANGE ARTICLES
Index of Climate Change Articles [2021-present]
1. 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), Glasgow, 10.31.21 – 11.12.21 2. A Conversation with the Blue
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Index of Planning Articles [2021-present]
1. A Comprehensive, Long-Range City Finance Plan Using a Pro Forma Sources and Uses Process 2. A New High School
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, Special Features
Placemaking Using “Special” Districts, e.g., Fort Worth.
Theory of Private-Public Placemaking. Individual development projects prosper when located in an area with a mix of other developments that
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, PROFILES OF PEOPLE TO KNOW, Special Features
Kevin Lynch, Urban Planner.
Kevin Lynch is one of the all-time best contributors to the art and science of city design. The Image of
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
A Reminder…The sources of greenhouse gases can be grouped into five categories
• Transportation is the biggest, perhaps electric vehicles will reduce this number, over time. Hydrogen is still on the list.
PROFILES OF PEOPLE TO KNOW
Constantinos Doxiadis, City Planner
“Constantinos Apostolos Doxiadis [1913-1975], the visionary city planner whose concepts touched the lives of millions of people around the world,