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Rezoning to allow for the construction of “infill” housing near transit stops, jobs, and services could prove effective in reducing car dependency and carbon…
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Tom Standage • A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
It may be no coincidence that the parks, resorts, and golf courses of the world all resemble savannas—they may reflect an unconscious preference for the look and feel of our ancestral, east-African home.2 The
William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler • Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
This point was pounded home in a recent EPA study, “Location Efficiency and Building Type—Boiling It Down to BTUs,”11 that compared four factors: drivable versus walkable location; conventional construction versus green building; single-family versus multifamily housing; and conventional versus hybrid automobiles. The study made it clear that, whil
... See moreJeff Speck • Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Regen Melbourne - Embracing Doughnut Economics to create a new compass for Melbourne
The report outlines a regenerative vision for Melbourne using Doughnut Economics, emphasizing community engagement and collaboration to address social inequality, ecological challenges, and economic opportunities post-COVID-19.
static1.squarespace.comArchitects and builders are creating structures that process their own wastewater, capture light, create energy, and provide habitat for wildlife and wealth for the community, all the while improving worker productivity, morale, and health.18
Paul Hawken • Natural Capitalism
“The Case for Letting Malibu Burn,” a chapter from Ecology of Fear, Davis argued that taxpayers shouldn’t keep forking out to rebuild a wealthy district that predictably burned to the ground every couple of decades. Davis
Rosecrans Baldwin • Everything Now: Lessons from the City-State of Los Angeles
We’ve come through 75 years where having neighbors was essentially optional: if you had a credit card, you could get everything you needed to survive dropped off at your front door. But the next 75... See more
Rosie Spinks • The Friendship Problem
