February 11, 2014
by Anni Zhu
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By Jiachi Zou Water is essential for life. In addition to its important role as a natural resource, water directly affects human health and vitality. In this way, water supply counts as a significant sustainability issue in city planning. Demand … Continue reading →
February 11, 2014
by Anni Zhu
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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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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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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 →
February 5, 2014
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By Armin Behroozi Imagine a low-income worker heading home after an exasperating, labor-intensive day. Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood, he is deprived of adequate transit options and food market choices. Too tired to walk several miles over to a neighborhood … Continue reading →
February 5, 2014
by Anni Zhu
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By Paige Roosa I. A brief history of urban agriculture Urban agriculture has been an important element of the city landscape since the origins of urbanization, yet it is a land use frequently ignored in policy legislation or planning schemes. … Continue reading →
February 5, 2014
by Anni Zhu
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By Angela Moreno-Long It is an unfortunate reality that in the United States the most economically deprived populations also have the highest rates of inequity of access to healthy and affordable food (Desjardins, 2010, p.87). Food deserts are pervasive in … Continue reading →