by zdehondt | Dec 10, 2012 | Global Urban Study, Large-scale Planning, Uncategorized, Urban Insights, Urban Research
There has been a lot written about Detroit lately. Some of it has been overly negative, some of it overly positive. Projects such as Detroit Works seek to rethink the land use patterns of the entire city while organizations such as D-Hive strive to connect energetic...
by zdehondt | Dec 4, 2012 | Civic Leadership, Placemaking, Streets, Uncategorized, Urban Insights, Urban Research, Walkability and Non-Motorized Systems
There has been extensive dialogue about the way that the built environment has been created since the end of the Second World War in 1945. That was a seminal point in global history, where cities of the world started to build and rebuild themselves after severe...
by zdehondt | Oct 29, 2012 | Global Urban Study, Large-scale Planning, Placemaking, Streets, Uncategorized, Urban Research
Globalization and Its Effect on Urban Design- Part 2 An auto-dominated economic and social strategy has had profound effects on our built environment. This post examines the relationship between the city and the car. We will examine the historical influence that...
by zdehondt | Oct 15, 2012 | Uncategorized, Urban Insights, Urban Research
Globalization and Its Effect on Urban Design- Part 1 In this post we will attempt to place the city within its current global context by looking at current factors shaping cities as well as the historical elements that have defined urban form. Global Icons outside of...
by zdehondt | Sep 17, 2012 | Global Urban Study, Uncategorized, Urban Research
Toronto, Canada is known as one of the most livable and ethnically diverse cities in the world. It is a city that we have been studying for decades because of its constant evolution. Toronto is a contemporary example of very effective urbanism. It is a city where the...
by zdehondt | Sep 3, 2012 | Global Urban Study, Placemaking, Uncategorized, Urban Research
Tokyo, a hot-bed of digital tech This is the first in a series of “+ Urbanism” posts, looking at the relationship between our cities, societal trends, and the creation of “Place”. Future posts will look at Events and Policy as well as other topical issues...
