The Place-Based City
By Peter Newman / On March 2nd, 2009
The sixth Resilient City model is the Place-Based City.
urbanism
Lessons from the LA Ecovillage
By Timothy Beatley / On February 6th, 2009
Two weeks ago I had the chance to visit the Los Angeles Ecovillage (LAEV), and spent time with its visionary creator Lois Arkin. The story of the LAEV is inspirational and instructive. Located 3-miles west of downtown, the Ecovillage represents a compelling model of how to begin to transform dysfunctional and unsustainable urban (and suburban) environments into real places, places with soul and meaning and commitment to community and environment.
How Do We Instill a Reverence For Place?
By Timothy Beatley / On January 16th, 2009
Perhaps because we are such Olympians at moving, at shifting and transitioning to new lives, new jobs and new houses, Americans know relatively little about the places in which they live. Much of my own work has been about the creative ideas for educating about place and region, and for deepening connections to nature and landscape. There are many possibilities, some tried, others only pondered. Part of the task I think is to make learning about community and place fun; something that you would want to do, and that would compete well with the many other life diversions available.
Urban areas as opportunity for innovation
By Walker Wells / On December 4th, 2008
green: environmentally sound or beneficial
urbanism: the practice of creating human communities
Green Urbanism: the practice of creating communities beneficial to humans and the environment