The Promise and Pitfalls of Contemporary Planning

CRP 2000

February 11, 2014
by Anni Zhu
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The Relationship Between Mixed-Use Housing and Sustainability

By Diane Frances Luebs Mixed-use development is one strategy that cities can use to decrease their carbon footprint.  This strategy involves creating neighborhoods that have homes, businesses, and commercial buildings in the same area.  In some cases, this could even … Continue reading

February 5, 2014
by Anni Zhu
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Casablanca I: The History and Legacies of Urbanism in Casablanca

By Patrick Braga Morocco has long been described as a laboratory for modernist urban planning. Under French colonialism, Moroccan cities became experiments for ideas and visions of how cities in France could come to evolve within a perspective of modernist … Continue reading

February 5, 2014
by Anni Zhu
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Calcutta II: Slum Upgrading: Basti Improvement Programme

By Marina Santos Part I: Self-Help Housing in Calcutta In Calcutta, the term “slum” can refer to both bastis (or bustees) and squatter settlements. Bastis are characterized by huts made of brick, earth, and sticks– usually with tiled roofs. Basti slums … Continue reading

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