Type of content: Books
Producing food industrially like we do today causes tremendous global economic losses in terms of malnutrition, diseases, and environmental degradation.
Type of content: Books
Too many U.S. cities and towns have been focused on a model of economic development that relies on recruiting one big company (such as Amazon), a single industry (usually in technology), or pursuing other narrow or short-term fixes that are inequitable...
Type of content: Books
Book Category: Food & Agriculture
Lee Johnson was a man with simple dreams. All he wanted was a steady job and a nice home for his wife and children, something better than the hard life he knew growing up.
Type of content: Video
E.O. Wilson’s passion for nature, discovery, and ideas that make us rethink the world is unmatched. When first published more than 25 years ago, Dr. Wilson’s memoir, Naturalist, was called...
Type of content: Video
As communities struggle to address rising housing costs and household instability, the debate often centers on solutions such as increased housing construction and stronger tenant protections. The Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth...
Type of content: Video
Healthy, vibrant communities are often places where you can walk safely to school, the grocery store, or just down the street to a neighbors house. Walkable communities are good for our physical health, but also our neighborhood's health. And yet,...
Type of content: Video
A discussion with Jennie C. Stephens, Director and Professor, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University.
Type of content: Video
At our Closing Plenary, Jes McBride dove into the concept of Pattern Language - a method for food planning and distribution among human-scale communities. Vital to urban resilience and food security, this approach requires planners to take on the role of...
Type of content: Video
In the US alone, more than one billion square feet of building materials are deposited into landfills each year as a result of the construction industry. As we approach a new era of environmental regulations and climate change impacts, those performing...
Type of content: Video
Since taking office, President Trump and those in his administration have made substantial changes which will have long-term impacts on our cities' ability to prepare for the impacts of climate change. We have seen this demonstrated through actions...