
5 Key Themes Emerging From the ‘New Science of Cities’
“[Towns] are complex, adaptive systems with their own characteristic dynamics, and—if they are going to perform well from a human point of view—they need to be dealt with as such.”
“[Towns] are complex, adaptive systems with their own characteristic dynamics, and—if they are going to perform well from a human point of view—they need to be dealt with as such.”
The good news is that once you look away from the national level, the American style of self-government can actually work.
Between 1999 and 2010, low snowfall years cost the ski industry $1 billion and up to 27,000 jobs. Should we just sit back and hope things get better?
“Before we had ice climbing, if you came into Ouray in the middle of the winter, it was an incredibly dead place.”
If you’re not disrupting something you might as well go collect kindling and roast raccoon meat.
This inspiring video tracks the community-based revival of a down-on-its heels section of East London.
Fat Bike Mammoth road tripped to Utah to get a read on the national fat bike pulse.
300 days of frost, a parking garage, and 44,000 pounds of tomatoes.
The goal is to foster a healthy, balanced year-round economy… to provide a broad range of economic opportunities for all…
“Here, our basic needs are met, so we’re able to take action on larger issues. We’re obliged to lead by example because we can.”
The choices that make certain companies great are consistent with three seemingly elementary rules…