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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Systems
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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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“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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Design Neighborhoods as if they were Parks.
THE IDEA OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND URBAN OPEN SYSTEMS. Character neighborhoods have extensive areas and lands devoted to parks and
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CISCO Establishes “City Infrastructure Financing Acceleration Program”
FINANCING FOR SMART CITIES AND URBAN SERVICES Cisco Systems, Inc. has established the City Infrastructure Financing Acceleration Program (CIFAP) that
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Neighborhood Infrastructure.
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. The neighborhood’s physical infrastructure is the most visible and obvious. Whether in established or new neighborhoods, the standard
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Technology: the Disruptive Tsunami Headed for City Hall.
TECHNOLOGY FOR TOWNS. Small cities and towns are evolving beyond the fear of change to accept the benefits of newtechnologies
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“Next Generation Infrastructure: Principles for Post-Industrial Public Works 2nd Edition” by Hillary Brown
Despite being five years old, the ideas and insights offered in Next Generation Infrastructure are useful when deciding how to
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Urban Infrastructure. A Holistic System of Smart, Green Facilities.
THE IDEA OF INFRASTRUCTURE. Character towns have strong, well-funded infrastructure systems. Potable water supply, wastewater disposal, solid waste collection and