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Can Urban Design Influence Driving Habits?

August 31, 2011 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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  If we built cities differently, would people travel differently? Marlon Boarnet, professor of planning, policy, and design and economics from the University of California, Irvine set out to the answer that very question. Through his research, Boarnet works to address the social issues that surround transportation and land use... [read more]

System Dynamics: Planning for Smarter Cities

August 29, 2011 by Engaging Cities
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Photo credit: William Warby

Smart cities don’t happen by accident. To help planners and policy makers better understand and manage the dynamic behavior of cities, IBM Global Business Services is introducing new analytics software and services based on their “smarter cities” strategy. System Dynamics for Smarter Cities is an interactive model that allows leaders to observe how the core systems of a city -- such as the economy, housing, education, public safety, transportation, health care, government services and utilities -- work together and affect one another. [read more]

The design of your city may be killing you

May 23, 2011 by Donovan Gillman
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 Another post on the design of cities and health – how much is the city to blame and how much is the social climate? By Andrew Nusca  Quite a sensational headline, I know. But Grist’s Sarah Goodyear highlights a new article and   study that claim that poor urban development isn’t just an... [read more]

Chinese Architectural Heritage and the Role of Foreign Architects

May 23, 2011 by Adam Mayer
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I am often asked about the role of foreign architects working in China-particularly why China even needs foreign architects when there are many qualified Chinese architects. The answer is simple, albeit not the most politically correct: [read more]

Urban Development: Leaders Lead, But People Do the Planning

May 4, 2011 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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TransMilenio in Bogotá, Colombia was launched as a short-term goal that was part of a long-term vision for urban improvement. Photo by Gerardo Arévalo Tamayo. The inclusion of all stakeholders in urban planning was a recurring theme yesterday at the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development event, “Sustainable Transport and... [read more]

Ecological Urbanism - Redesigning the City 2.0

May 12, 2010 by Fabian Neuhaus
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Spearheaded by the current energy, financial, and climate crises the sustainability agenda has called upon planners, architects, and urban designers to rethink profoundly the ways in which we build our cities. This, however, is not the first time when modern society is faced with such an imperative. Roughly one hundred years ago, in the... [read more]