Cities of Knowledge, Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon Valley by Margaret Pugh O’Mara
The premise is that the “cities of knowledge”, such as Silicon Valley, were not the result of random, market driven forces, […]
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“The Company Town, The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills that Shaped the American Economy” by Hardy Green
This is a big book. Story after story of exploitive towns, utopian towns, satellite industrial towns, and towns dominated, but
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ULI’s Infrastructure 2008.
“A reference that examines trends in transportation and road networks in the United States and abroad, this resource details how
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Washington’s Oil Lobby Pivoted on Climate Change and Made No One Happy.
WASHINGTON—The American Petroleum Institute, Washington’s biggest lobby for the oil-and-gas industry, spent decades leveraging its financial muscle to fight almost
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Glasgow Climate Change Conference
Global warming is dangerously close to spiralling out of control, a U.N. climate panel said in a landmark report Monday,
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The Mind Boggling History of City Recycling
Ever wondered about the history of city recycling? As someone who oversees your local community recycling programs, it’s good to
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AIF Florida Water Forum 2021
The 11th Annual Florida Water Forum will be held September 30 – October 1 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
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The Importance of High Schools
In the early decades of the 20th century, a nationwide movement formed around high school education…who knew there was a
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The Simplest Tool for Improving Cities Is Also Free
“Ms. Hendren is an artist and design researcher, a professor at Olin College of Engineering and the author of “What
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Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity
Critiquing the Notion of Neighborhood Character Zócalo Public Square Editor Joe Mathews takes aim at the phrase, “We want to