The Florida 2030 Blueprint
Florida is now the third most populous state and by 2030, 26 million Floridians will call Florida home and 1.5 […]
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Urban Land Use Planning by Edward J. Kaiser, David J. Godschalk and F. Stuart Chapin Jr
Urban Land Use Planning, the book, has evolved and grown as a body of thought for over a half century.
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PRE-PONCE FLORIDA, Big Ice, Crashing Plates and Dangerous Crossings.
CONTEXT FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. The Earth has been around for a while. The current catastrophes of climate change, environmental degradation
BOOKS
Some Kind of Paradise, A Chronicle of Man and the Land in Florida by Mark Derr
Overview. Mark Derr’s book offers a great perspective on the history of Florida from its geophysical origins to the landing
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The Swamp, The Everglades, Florida and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald
Chapter One, Grassy Water “The First 300 Million Years (Abridged)”, p14. “The Everglades showed up…around the time the Egyptians started
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Rescuing Derelict Roads, Rails and Rivers for Public Use.
THE PROSPECT. Valuable lands and waters are being discarded because their first use has become obsolete and most communities and
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An elevated park on an old railway line. Promenade Plantée
The Promenade Plantée is a linear park spanning 4.7 kilometres built atop a disused railway line in the east of
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A Swiss River Canal Reimagined. Geneva
Flowing through the idyllic southwestern tip of Switzerland is the Aire, a small river that winds through the countryside close
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The Bentway
About The Bentway. The Bentway is a unique and innovative public space that transforms 1.75km [1.05 miles] underneath Toronto’s Gardiner
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The High Line. New York City
The High Line is more than a park. It’s a public space where you can view art, walk through gardens,