Mapping urban ethnicity—what do NYC’s shifting demographics tell us about the...
This week the Lab has had a strong focus on multiculturalism, migration, and immigration, which got me wondering about the actual demographics of New York City. In a country where wealth and power are...
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Local Worlds: A Bedford Avenue Slideshow
Discussing his 1970s photo-diary American Surfaces, Stephen Shore notes: “I started photographing everyone I met. Every meal. Every toilet. Every bed I slept in. The streets I walked on. The towns I...
View ArticleThis is your brain on commuting
CarlosFelipe Pardo is a transportation policy specialist with a degree in psychology and a simple question for transportation planners the world over: If people still smoke despite knowing that...
View ArticleFriday links: Durban climate talks, cooperatives, and a brief history of...
• The 17th conference of the UN climate-change convention in Durban, South Africa, concluded with a marathon session last weekend. Reaction to the results (extension of the Kyoto Protocol, work on a...
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Welcome to the World Urban Forum
Attendees arrive at the World Urban Forum in Naples. After a couple dozen hours of train travel, a lot of hand gesturing (note: broken Spanish ≠ Italian), and surprisingly little bureaucratic...
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