Healthy urbanism considers health, the environment, social relations, political processes and the economy as part of the development process.
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.
The City Shall Not Sleep
A celebration of some of the world’s great cities set to Giacomo Puccini’s “Nessen Dorma” by filmmaker Craig McCourry.
Generic Urbanism: Creating Cities without Qualities OR Quality
Generic urbanism describes a non-specific, identity-lacking urban landscape.
Fine-Grained Urbanism: Opportunities for Discovery
Like high count egyptian cotton; fine grain urbanism feels luxurious and makes people want linger in or around it.
Toys for the Tranist Geek
In August, LEGO released a new Public Transport set. It makes me wish I was a kid again! (Ahh who am kidding? I’d play with it regardless!)
Nightclub Urbanism: City Planning with a Backbeat
Here is a track from “Urbanism in the House” a project that bridging the fields of architecture, urbanism and house music.
Friday 5: Urban Miscellany from Sept 18th-24th
A reading list for urbanists.
Everyday Urbanism: Celebrating Ordinary Life in the City
Every day urbanism builds on the concept of adaptive urbanism and looks at urban planning as a process of perpetual engagement and reiteration.
Creating Community in the Urban Desert
Those who pay close attention to my online presence may have noticed that my ‘tagline’ is “creating community in the urban desert.”
DIY Urbanism: City Building from the Bottom-Up
DIY urbanism empowers residents to implement the changes they seek and are create their own positive urban interventions.