By Russell Glynn In urban and regional planning practice, sustainability takes on an ever-expanding meaning, in some ways removing itself from the connotations of environmentalism and ecological stewardship. While these tenants of the term still ring true through the morphing … Continue reading →

By Heather-Ashley Boyer Introduction While the sustainability greening movement has made substantial progress in attracting an audience in the US and abroad since its inception in the late twentieth century, cities are still left with the fundamental problem of how … Continue reading →

By Shuo Cheng In this post, I will explore paradigm of public vs private development through the context of the history of Battery Park City. Before the 1960’s, the location which is now known today as Battery Park City was … Continue reading →

By Emma Langston The history of Camden, New Jersey is similar to those of many cities in the eastern United States; a rich, fruitful past left way to a current situation of uncertainty and dread. Now considered “the poorest city … Continue reading →

By Peter Duba Chicago recently shut down 50 of its schools in the largest single wave of public school closures in history (Irvine, 2012, p.1). What was especially damaging about these school closures was that more than 90 percent of … Continue reading →

By Dorothea Anna Ganetsos History of Educational Equity Equality in terms of access to a quality education is a topic that has been on the forefront of political debates ever since the famous 1954 Civil Rights trial Brown vs. Board … Continue reading →

By Ivy Wong Urban slums, especially those in developing nations, haven always been a problem that planners have struggled to address and remediate. The slums of Nairobi are no different. Nairobi is a relatively new city, only established around a … Continue reading →