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On Urban Habitation in Theory and Practice

I should add that I chose the references here because they were either particularly influential, comprehensive, illustrative or timely, but there are many others I'd be happy to share if anyone's interested. Some don't fall officially within these fields, but represent certain shared orientations.

Also, I didn't include examples of related methods because the list is arguably unlimited. But I do plan to post in more detail about the ones I'm currently using.

Finally, since I didn't mention power relations, I'd just like to add that urban political ecology has been especially helpful to me in studying them.

On Can 'Co-Production' Bring Infrastructure to Informal Settlements?

THank you, Alex!

On Growing kinda cooler or growing really cooler?

Thanks for raising these issues. Some day it might be possible for the right technologies to make dispersion more efficient and less ecologically damaging. As things currently stand, density shows more promise. It seems freeing not to have to worry about big lawns or rush-hour traffic. Of course, we're also drawn to havens from crowded cities. Is there a way to provide both? Planners have been trying to do this for years. What are we missing?

On Video: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

I've always wanted to see those videos and didn't realize they were online. Thank you for posting this!