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Are Urban Microcenters the Solution to Urban Sprawl?
During the last decades, the conurbation problem in large cities has increased, reaching alarming levels. According to the information published in the 2010 Living Planet Report, 3,500 million people live in urban areas and estimations say that for the year 2050 this number will duplicate to almost 6,300 million people.In the case...[read more]
The Biology of Cities
Click on the above image to watch Geoffrey West's TED talk. In a TED talk this month, physicist Geoffrey West explained his application of universal mathematical laws that define the growth of organisms—from multi-cellular ones to the ecosystem—to the growth of cities. “Cities are the crucible of civilization,” he said to introduce his...[read more]
Three of the Best Examples of Urban Architecture in China
China is experiencing rapid urbanisation. Existing cities are growing at an incredible pace, new cities are being created, and plans exist to create a nine city metropolis with a population of 42 million. Within these developments, China is seeing some ambitious architectural projects emerge, brilliantly bridging traditional Chinese...[read more]
GDP and cities - growth or stagnation?
The GDP figures for Q1 2011 were released today and it's a moderate return to growth, with the UK economy growing by 0.5% in the first three months. It's a welcome result for the Government, following the 0.5% contraction at the end of 2010. But it's not as high as they might have hoped. The Office for Budgetary Responsibility, for...[read more]
Amazing, animated film clip showing a city's evolution
Via a post by Patrick James on the GOOD blog, I came across this amazing video (actually the 3-minute finish to a 9-minute film). The technique is "stop-motion paper animation," and the creator is Rob Carter. We don't see the beginning, when the film shows Charlotte's very first house, but we do see it from about ...[read more]
Columbus: The New Midwestern Star
Columbus, Ohio is by far the best performing city in Ohio. In a state that has become a byword for the challenges and pain of de-industrialization, Columbus is a clear standout, with strong economic and population growth.A lot of the analysis of what makes Columbus different from Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton, Youngstown, and even...[read more]
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“I love the term "food rescuer". This is something I'd love to do and wish I'd done in college. My friend started bike co-ops and it would've been easy to add food onto the mission. We had weekly Sunday dinners and even rescuing food and serving it on Sunday would work. Thanks for sharing.Blog OnJanet”
“I love the term "food rescuer". This is something I'd love to do and wish I'd done in college. My friend started bike co-ops and it would've been easy to add food onto the mission. We had weekly Sunday dinners and even rescuing food and serving it on Sunday would work. Thanks for sharing.Blog OnJanet”