Politics & Legislation

talking limits of Arctic resilience

The Arctic is in the spotlight like never before. Yet most discussions of the Arctic fail to consider how changes in climate, ecosystems, economics, and society interact.[read more]

Cuban medical exports

Talent is the new oil. Really, talent is the new gasoline or diesel fuel. People are the raw material, refined through education. Better to export a value added product than be a banana republic.[read more]

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

For a small community with limited resources like Camino Island, the challenge then becomes how to do sustainable development in the face of climate change.[read more]

Emily Washington works for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and blogs at MarketUrbanism.com. She has a master's degree in economics and focuses her attention on state and local policy issues. Before we get into the market forces, Emily gives an overview of her background to give some context about her educational and career...[read more]

the author reflects on Downtown developments

 

We need to work our hardest at becoming a 24 hour city. I want to be able to walk out my door, come down into that beautiful skyline and be able to pick something to do without having to dig into the Facebook invites.[read more]

urban renewal in Colombia

So how did Medellin become the city it is today? What steps were taken to upgrade the city’s public spaces and facilities? How was a culture of transformation created in a city once notorious for its violent crime?[read more]

women in society

The rise of women’s role in society will result in significant impacts on housing and communities across Canada. They will not only influence future housing demand, but also define the communities and housing in which they live.[read more]

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Why is population such an important metric to economic development? The obsession with shrinking cities and brain drain are a relic of the Manufacturing Economy. The conceptual framework is a century old.[read more]

community design

Too often community projects favor one of these approaches over the other: the design team who drops in for a week with the solution, or the community workshop that recycles the same, old idea for its downtown’s redevelopment.[read more]

cultural asset or vandalism?

The motivation of Street Art is not all about politics and challenging authority. It is about leaving a mark. Bu the walls are defined as “public property”, and the art is defined as “vandalism” or “destruction”, therefore it is criminalized.[read more]

mapping happiness?

Esosa Stephen of Nigeria’s Igbinedion University, has been trying to assess the geography of quality of life using GIS, hoping the outcomes can help city planners understand and prioritize the problems a community faces.[read more]

"Grand Paris" transit plan

French officials launched the ambitious "Grand Paris" plan in 2007 to connect suburban residents with economic centers throughout the metropolitan area and reduce their need to travel through the center.[read more]