In his latest book, esteemed architect and city planner Alexander Garvin explores the question What Makes a Great City. As Garvin...
Island Press Field Notes
This month, the Olympic torch relay began in Brasília. After leaving the capital, the torch will visit more than 300 Brazilian cities and as it winds its way to Rio de Janeiro, gradually shift the nation’s attention from its political and economic...
Can cities shift their systems and structures to become sustainable? This is the second of two sneak peeks into the newest State of the World publication, ...
We need to understand that nature exists everywhere, including in urban environments, and to understand how natural processes work.
How can other suburban cities extract lessons from Phoenix’s successes to work towards their own sustainable future?
The world’s expanding cities are in a delicate balancing act. If they do not embrace strategic, high-density development, urban areas will increasingly encroach on surrounding farmland and natural spaces.
Over the past 75 years, American engineers have become very adept at managing water – collecting it, holding it and moving it away as fast as possible. Yet there is a better way to manage our water that costs far less.Rather than trying to push away...