Michael Dudley

Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.

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With graduate degrees in city planning and library science, Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.

Is the Public Growing Weary of WTC Redevelopment Delays?

The seemingly endless controversies over the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site may have encouraged members of the public to look elsewhere for ways to understand and commemorate the disaster.

The Criminalization of Homelessness

Treating homelessness as a criminal justice issue not only represents a waste of civic resources, but fails to address the root causes of homelessness, writes Tulin Ozdeger, an attorney at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty.

New Orleans: 'A Nonfunctioning City'

One year later, the costs of Hurricane Katrina -- and the litany of crises that remain to be addressed -- is "staggering."

A Growing U.S. Population Poses Major Environmental Threat

Because Americans consume more than any other people on Earth, the country's 10.6% growth rate over the past ten years is causing even greater strain on the environment, according to the Center for Environment and Population.

Is A New New Orleans Emerging?

For the past year the effort to rebuild New Orleans has been awash in controversy and debate between competing visions. While much is being accomplished through a "citizens' revolution", the city still needs a plan.