Nate Berg
Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist.
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Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist. He has contributed to The New York Times, National Public Radio, Wired, Fast Company, Metropolis, Next American City, Dwell, the Christian Science Monitor, the Guardian, and Domus, among others. Nate studied print journalism and environmental planning at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles.
Bad Habits Persist in Designs for Future Malls
A competition to design the shopping mall of the future produces some surprisingly non-futuristic results, according to juror and commentator Allison Arieff.
Tiny Town Tries to Recover From Immigration Bust
When an immigration raid brought down the dominant employer in tiny Postville, Iowa, last year, nearly half of the town's population were either deported or lost their jobs. As the town struggles to regain its feet, its learned some tough lessons.
The Challenge of Finding People Before Counting Them
Collecting Census data can be a daunting task. But in some places, like New York City, just finding the people to survey can be most of the challenge.
L.A.'s Neighborhoods Defined and Mapped
After months of input on boundaries from readers, the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> has released its map of neighborhoods in the city.
Moving A City
This piece from <em>Wired</em> looks at the Swedish mining town of Kiruna that is literally picking itself up and moving.