tearing down a busy, elevated freeway, re-daylighting the river that had been buried beneath it, and creating a spectacular downtown green space, all in under two and a half years — is nothing short of amazing, not because it actually worked (there was plenty of evidence from other cities to suggest that it could), but because they were able to get public support for it.
Mapping the Age of Every Building in Manhattan - CityLab - 0 views
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Exploring the economics of gentrification | Marketplace.org - 2 views
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A week long exploration of Gentrification in Northern LA. This is the landing page, you can the links from here. The radio story is worth the 4 mins listen.
How are cities' accelerating growth affecting the poorest children? - 2 views
Upgrade your slum - 5 views
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Slum upgrading in Sao Paulo Brazil
Walkable Cities - 3 views
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Interesting Tedx video on changing our dependency on cars and urban sprawl.
Urbanized movie trailer - 5 views
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good introduction movie for IB Urban Environments unit
Fatberg ahead! How London was saved from a 15-tonne ball of grease | Environment | theg... - 1 views
22 Words | Maps of major cities as abstract modern art [7 pictures] - 4 views
Interactive map: England's green belt - Telegraph - 1 views
Google Street View Captures Stunning Images of American Poverty Too | Motherboard - 3 views
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Interesting take on the voyeurism and imagery of Google Earth.
Robert Neuwirth: The power of the informal economy | Video on TED.com - 2 views
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Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System D," the world's unlicensed economic network. Responsible for some 1.8 billion jobs, it's an economy of underappreciated power and scope.
Toward Zero Waste: Mumbai's Informal Recycling Economy | Sustainable Cities Collective - 1 views
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Mumbai’s rapid growth, high density, and sheer size present significant challenges for its waste management system. The enormous quantity of waste generated in the city makes large-scale, technologically driven “solutions” tempting. However, the opposite approach—a highly decentralized, people-powered model of waste management—has proven successful
37 Things to Consider Before Moving to Portland | Estately Blog - 0 views
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Yep. Urban pull factors, stages in the life cycle, and just plain fun,
