Populace

City Architecture and Humanity

A documentary has been making the rounds recently in urban circles featuring perhaps the most influential architect you’ve (probably) never heard of, Jan Gehl, aptly called The Human Scale.[read more]

Dutch City Biking

On the 4th March 2013, Andrew Gilligan, the Mayor of London's Cycling Commissioner, stated that "it took 40 years to turn Amsterdam in to Amsterdam". But it will take even longer to turn London in to a cycling nirvana.[read more]

Urban Wildlife

There are a lot of reasons that we should support urban biodiversity. On the utilitarian side, these organisms provide ecosystem services like photosynthesis, decomposition, control of pests, and the processing of air and water pollution.[read more]

Urbanism in Turkey

As events unfold in Istanbul and other Turkish cities, there is a tendency for the urban issues that sparked the uprising to fade into the background.[read more]

German Demographics

Germany is dying. Hey, don’t shoot the messenger. Concerning demographic decline, only Japan ranks worse. The population is shrinking. German companies need talent. Forty years of importing labor: the demographics have changed dramatically over that time span.[read more]

Urban Aging Population

Think back to the last time you helped an elderly person cross the street. In most cases, you’ll remember making it up and over the opposite curb with just seconds to spare.[read more]

Nature in Cities

Why are streets with trees better received than those without? Why is dappled light through leaves more pleasant than sun beating against the pavement? What is our affiliation to rolling streams and bubbling brooks?[read more]

Sustainability and Psychology

 

Simran Sethi, a journalist, talks about the way she personally experienced ‘culture clash’ when she moved to Lawrence, Kansas from New York City.[read more]

Biking in Miami

Though ranked among the least bike-friendly cities in the country, Miami is improving. Improvements are enhancing some of the country’s most dangerous areas for riders and walkers.[read more]

Efficient, but sustainable?

 

The 8.2 million inhabitants of Tehran have witnessed stunning growth in sustainable transport infrastructure. Over time and with great effort, it has transformed itself into an example of sustainable transport.[read more]

Development in Mozambique

 

While Mozambique’s economic indicators signal triumphant growth, it is clear on the ground that growth in GDP is not the same as development. Billions in investment won't help a population when its benefits are restricted to small elite.[read more]

Water Purification Costs

An inexpensive new material made of clay and papaya seeds removes harmful metals from water and could lower the cost of providing clean water to millions of people in the developing world.[read more]