A hallmark in the development of the modern city was the way that cities turned the use of public streets over to cars–a trend that is only beginning to be reversed in the world’s most innovative cities. In wake of the news of an autonomous vehicle…
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After climate-driven devastation hits a community–storm & sea surges, river flooding, earthquakes, wildfires–a lot gets said about where development should never have been allowed to occur because the risks were too great–and a lot gets decided about rebuilding as much as possible to make things just…
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Like just about everything else about modern cities, apartments were a big change from what cities were like before the 20th century. “The Evolution of the Apartment,” a short article in The New York Times, traces the changes in the design of living space in buildings, and…
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Everyday images take on new meaning in the climate-change context.
March 15, 2018 | Adaptive Futures, Carbon-Free Advantage, Cities, Climate Innovation Laboratory Cities, Consumption Reduction, Green Branding, Renewable Energy, Urban Climate Innovation, Urban Transformation
The creative destruction of the fossil-fuel energy sector that is underway offers cities unique economic opportunities, as well as the pain of a massive transition. Few cities have done more than Vancouver to convert the opportunities into short-term economic activity and long-term positioning in the emerging…
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