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.
Dump Recycled And Reused
<p>A former dump in Israel will be converted into a theme park focusing on recycling -- the centerpiece to what will be a 2,000 acre public park.</p>
Growth Pushes People Into Fireplace
<p>Increased development in wooded and fire-prone areas is one of the major causes of California's recent "megafires".</p>
Flip That Brownfield
<p>As brownfield redevelopment escapes from its "avoid-at-all-costs" stigma, <em>Sustainable Industries</em> offers a look at five common remediation and redevelopment projects for the country's brownfields.</p>
The New American Dream
<p>Walkable neighborhoods will be the new American dream, according to land strategist and developer Chris Leinberger in this interview from <em>Smart City</em>.</p>
Not Putting Out The Fire With Land Use Planning
<p>As fires devastate Southern California and cause the evacuation of more than half million people, Bill Fulton laments how land use planning has largely been ignored as a fire risk reduction method.</p>