Key cities established in North America in the 1600s, an era where several of the oldest European settlements were established.
Category: Urbanism
Posts related to cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.
A Brief History of Urbanism in North America: 1500s
A selection of key settlements and cities established in North America during the 1500s.
Enabling Urban Encounters
‘Online’ is increasingly driving and enabling offline encounters in cities
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [Jan 29th-Feb 4th]
This week’s list looks at how small scale and informal changes can have large and lasting effects in our cities.
A Brief History of Urbanism: Pre-Columbia Cities, Part 3
The last installment of pre-Columbian settlements in my History of Urbanism in North America. It includes the first Canadian settlement.
Friday 5: Urbanism Reading List for the Week of Jan 22-28th
There were a lot of great articles and post on urbanism this week. Here is a cross section of the best.
A Brief History of Urbanism: Pre-Columbia Cities, Part 2
During my research, I was reminded of the vast history of advanced human settlements that pre-dated European contact.
Urbanist’s Dictionary: Marchetti’s Constant
Marchetti’s Constant is a term for the average amount of time spent travelling each day, which is approximately one and a half hours.
Friday 5: Urbanist Reading List for the Week of Jan 15-21st
Every Friday I handpick five articles on urbanism and related topics that I think my readers will find interesting.
11 Blogs for Urbanists
These 11 blogs will help you keep on top of news and views about various aspects of urbanism and city life in 2011.