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Andy Boenau interviews Don Kostelec on Urbanism Speakeasy.
Topics: podcast, urbanism, urban planning, bicycling, transportation
This article profiles a partnership between the Living Cully ecodistrict and Portland State University's Sustainable Neighborhoods Initiative. The case studies presented in this article explore how Living Cully leveraged PSU assets to advance their goals, highlighting successes and lessons learned. This article also addresses how the partnership was formed, what makes the partnership innovative, the role of interdisciplinary/intercommunity organizational strategies, and how the community...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Community Relationship, College Role, Neighborhoods, Sustainability,...
In many parts of the United States it is difficult for families, particularly low- or moderate-income families, to be able to afford a suitable home in a transit rich neighborhood with good schools. Neighborhoods with all three elements are exceedingly rare. As a result, people often have to sacrifice one of three elements to make their lives work. This calculation creates a push-pull on placemaking in American cities where we still do not sufficiently design or plan the city with the quality...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Housing, Transportation, Access to Education, Public Policy, Educational Policy,...
This paper focuses on how the University of Michigan-Flint's Innovation Incubator supports emerging for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations through programming, business plan development, and ongoing mentorship. The Incubator is especially interested in supporting start-ups that address key social issues in the surrounding community, including economic vitality. This goal aligns with the university's mission, which emphasizes that engaged citizens can exercise some control over the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Universities, Educational Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Social Problems, Outreach...
The co-authors address the relevant issues concerning the need to implement the principle of the biosphere compatibility as the core prerequisite for the symbiotic co-existence of man and nature. Caring treatment of the biosphere, termination of its excessive exploitation, analysis of the ratio between the biospheric potential of specific areas and the needs of their population represent the most relevant problems. Ecological problems are particularly grave in Russia. However, only the new...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Urban Planning, Ecology, Environmental Education, Sustainable...
Folkscanomy: A Library of Books
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Dec 28, 2015
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Hunt, William F., author; Lord, Bill, author; Loh, Benjamin, author; Sia, Angelia, author; SpringerLink (Online service)
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Plant Selection for Bioretention Systems and Stormwater Treatment Practices Author: William F. Hunt, Bill Lord, Benjamin Loh, Angelia Si Published by Springer Singapore ISBN: 978-981-287-244-9 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-287-245-6 Table of Contents: Introduction Selection of Plants that Demonstrated Nitrate Removal Characteristics Inspection and Maintenance Guidelines
Topics: Geography, Regional planning, Urban ecology (Sociology), Geography, Landscape/Regional and Urban...
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Mar 23, 2015
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Keith Tanner
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SPECIAL GUEST Chris Rhie joins Keith to discuss the overlap between urban planning and public health. They dig into the evolution of green building standards, then smoothly change lanes to a shared passion: bicycling.
Topics: Green Thumbprint, podcast, Keith, Chris Rhie, green, ecology, environment, sustainability,...
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Observatorio Metropolitano de Madrid
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De Tahrir a Sol, de Sintagma a Liberty Park, de México a Brasil, en los últimos años ciudades de todo el planeta han sido testigo de revueltas, acampadas y movilizaciones. Estos actos son la expresión de un rechazo a que la vida sea transformada en una mercancía intercambiable en el mercado. Ya sea desde las plazas más emblemáticas o desde las periferias sistemáticamente abandonadas, las recientes irrupciones sociales y políticas parecen querer demostrar que la revolución del siglo...
Topics: Urban studies, Urban policy, Urban planning, Globalization, Gentrification, Urban development
Source: https://www.traficantes.net/libros/el-mercado-contra-la-ciudad
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Feb 24, 2015
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Redeye Collective
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Bike lanes, wider sidewalks and lower speed limits are some of the design features that can make a street into a space that is comfortable for all users, not just drivers. The Slow Streets research group at Simon Fraser University recently produced a report on Commercial Drive, a main street in East Vancouver. Terry Sidhu and Samuel Baron are with Slow Streets. They speak with Redeye host Lorraine Chisholm. Check out our website for more information about Redeye. Find us on Facebook and...
Topics: urban planning, urban design, slow streets, complete streets, bike lanes, pedestrians, transit
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Apr 11, 2015
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Rose Actor-Engel
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Taste Vampire Podcast Episode 12: Lana Press
Topics: podcast, taste vampire, visual art, painting, interview, lana press, urban planning, catharsis
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Oct 29, 2020
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Verheijen, Marc (Marcus Adrianus Wilhelmus), 1965-
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Topics: openbare ruimte, inrichting openbare ruimte, straatmeubilair, stedenbouw, Infrastructuur,...
