These posts include perspectives on cities and communities.
An unfortunate perspective regarding the relationship between existing local government policies and development opportunities involves the attitude we all have toward policies and plans. Some believe that community plans, zoning …
In the previous post, I explored the challenges that frequently emerge when communities call their old city centers “downtowns” and thereby implicitly try to restore this area to its past …
I’ve become quite interested in the challenge of so-called “revitalization” of old parts of towns and cities. In some cases they are the only possible commercial area (eg: a very …
2013 included continued milestones in major urban trends. Urbanization of the global population. Acceleration of climate change. More crazy (and expensive) weather records being set and broken. Challenges and progress …
The American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just released a report that noted the following: The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for November 2013 was …