What’s the Difference Between a Tree and a Building? Sometimes Nothing.

Dickson Despommier

The New City: How to Build Our Urban Sustainable Future is about the urban environment and how to make it a safer place for us to live in and, at the same time, dramatically reduce its effects on rapid climate...

April 18, 2014

The Future of the RV — James Twitchell

In “The Rise and Fall of the RV in America,” the concluding chapter to Winnebago Nation: The RV in American Culture, James Twitchell looks at the future of the RV, its need to change and its continuing promise to offer...

December 15, 2011

13 Facts About the Greatest Grid: How a Plan from 1811 Allowed New York City to Grow

The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011, edited by Hilary Ballon, recounts the history of the planning, implementation, and impact of the grid on New York City. Conceived as a plan that was both logical and a reflection...

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Tag: Urban Studies

What’s the Difference Between a Tree and a Building? Sometimes Nothing.

Dickson Despommier

The Future of the RV — James Twitchell

13 Facts About the Greatest Grid: How a Plan from 1811 Allowed New York City to Grow