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 →

By Shuo Cheng Part I: Battery Park City I: Public/Private Development of Battery Park The dichotomy of public versus private spaces presents interesting patterns in modern redeveloped waterfronts. In Battery Park City, public spaces consist of wide swaths of park space … 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 Daniela Cardenas Part I: An Introduction to Medellin, note from the author The Northeastern Urban Integration Project was awarded The Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design from The Harvard Graduate School of Design, due to its efficiency and potential … Continue reading →

By Allen T. Navasero Part I: How Metro Manila Slums Came to Be Defining and Maintaining Localities In the midst of the informal nature of slums, organizations and a means of informal social infrastructure must exist within such communities. A locality … Continue reading →

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 →

By Matthew Garron In response to an increasing amount of deserted and neglected vacant spaces, there is a growing movement happening in city parking lots. These desolate parking lots, once seen as eyesores that were inaccessible to the community, are … Continue reading →