#ForewordFriday: Can Urbanism Be Effortless?
By Jada Mosley / On February 15th, 2019
Before we can create vibrant, sustainable urban areas, we need to understand what naturally happens when people congregate in cities.
A Visual Tool for Guiding Urban Change
By Charles R. Wolfe / On June 14th, 2017
Chuck Wolfe, author of the new book Seeing the Better City, shares how photo-powered “urban diaries” can give residents a powerful new way to contribute to the dialogue that shapes their cities
Equitable Urban Planning Can't Happen Without Black People
By Charles Ellison / On June 12th, 2017
Sit at the tables where people are deciding where the new school will go, whether to expand the bus stop or if a new business can drop itself into a neighborhood, and the first question that comes to mind is, “Where are all the people of color?”
Bridging A Gap on the Bronx River
By Veronica Vanterpool, Joan Byron / On February 12th, 2017
A Changing Climate Means A Changing Society. The Island Press Urban Resilience Project, Supported By The Kresge Foundation And The JPB Foundation, Is Committed To A Greener, Fairer Future. This Post Was Originally Published On CoLab Radio.
When the Bronx River Greenway was first proposed in 1999, David Shuffler was a teenager living in West Farms.
WATCH: Alex Garvin at The Skyscraper Museum
By David Hall / On October 17th, 2016
Founded in 1996, The Skyscraper Museum is a private, not-for-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present, and future. Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, the museum celebrates the city's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines.
#ForewordFriday: The Past and Future City Edition
By David Hall / On October 14th, 2016
As cities in America redevelop, they face challenges to citizens’ wellbeing, i.e. gentrification and sustainability concerns.
At the Nexus of Gentrification and Environmentalism
By Pamela Boyce Simms / On July 12th, 2016
Optimism is alive in a new generation of environmentally aware and astute African American young people who “get it.” Over the past four years 40,000 pounds of trash has been removed from Washington DC’s Anacostia River by young, local African American residents.
WHAT IS THE SOCIAL FUTURE OF CITIES? 6 EXPERT INSIGHTS
By Gaelle Gourmelon / On May 12th, 2016
Can cities shift their systems and structures to become sustainable? This is the second of two sneak peeks into the newest State of the World publication, Can a City Be Sustainable?
WHAT IS THE ENERGY FUTURE OF CITIES? 5 EXPERT INSIGHTS
By Gaelle Gourmelon / On May 10th, 2016
Can cities shift their systems and structures to become sustainable? This is the first of two sneak peeks into the newest State of the World publication, Can a City Be Sustainable?
The Most Depressing Talk I Ever Heard
By Robert I. McDonald / On November 3rd, 2015
Conservation for Cities author Rob McDonald reflects on a comment he received after giving a lecture at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Two weeks ago I was lucky enough to give a lecture at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale entitled "What Does Nature Have to Offer Cities During the Coming Massive Urbanization?" It