Sustainability

Mission Possible?

6 May 2008 - 10:50am
National Public Radio

Despite naysayers, Masdar City is moving forward. The goal: to be the world's first modern-day carbon-free city.

A Sustainable City Rises From the Rubble

6 May 2008 - 6:00am
NPR

A year after a tornado destroyed the city of Greensburg, Kansas, the city and its residents are bounding back in an economically and environmentally sustainable way.

Questioning New York City's Sustinability Plan

21 April 2008 - 1:00pm
Gotham Gazette

With Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan defeated, can the city's vision for long-term sustainability be achieved?

Best Ideas of the Week

4 April 2008 - 5:00pm

Another week has passed, and some more exciting and interesting ideas have taken root in the world of urban planning.

Building Sustainably For Dummies?

2 April 2008 - 1:00pm
University of Arkansas

A new book from Landscape Architect Professor Carl Smith provides designers with an easy-to-use checklist for building sustainable housing.

Cities Putting Officials in Charge of Sustainability

1 April 2008 - 7:00am
Governing

As cities get serious about addressing climate change, a new city position -- the sustainability director -- is taking office all over the country.

Miami Moves Forward With Bicycle Planning

18 March 2008 - 7:39am

If you think of the most bicycle-friendly cities in America, surely you do not think of Miami. In fact, if you have ever been to the "Magic City," or perhaps live here, you probably shudder at the idea of using two wheels instead of four. That may be changing.

Dublin Disappearing?

9 March 2008 - 11:26am


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anne Street, Dublin City Center: A mixture of uses prevail
in this pedestrian friendly, human-scaled street.

Creating Jobs Creates Sustainable Cities

6 March 2008 - 10:00am
The Portland Tribune

Portland city officials are warming up to the idea that jobs are key to sustainable cities, and have proposed a plan to try to lure sustainable businesses to the city.

China's Green Stumbling Blocks

1 March 2008 - 6:00am
Frontline

This video series from Frontline looks at plans to create an eco-friendly village in China and why those plans fell short of their goals.

A Practical Need for Utopianism

6 February 2008 - 3:19pm
Who doesn’t love the Apocalypse? Society collapses, people run around in chaos, and we try to imitate the survival strategies culled from too many Hollywood end-of-the world blockbusters. Apocalyptic predictions have always been part of American culture, and why not?

Designing the way to Sustainability

23 November 2007 - 7:31am

Over the last few weeks, I have participated in two panels on Social and Environmental Sustainability. The first one was at the Ringling School of Art’s "Designing for Life" conference, the second was at BuildBoston where Adaptive Environments organized a day long symposium on Universal Design. In both cases, design took center stage. Design as a means towards change, and design as a business force. This is good news for advocates of Universal Design.

Can Everything Be Green?

21 March 2007 - 2:01pm

As the current fascination with all things green grows with leaps and bounds, the question arises – are there any limits to what can be green?