Globalization and Urban Pollution
Who is to blame when a citizen sues his own city over air pollution? According to Reuters, we will soon find out in China.
What are the Challenges of the City today?
The Urbanization Project recently brought together urban policy scholar Richard Florida, economist Paul Romer, and sociologist Robert Sampson for a panel on "The Challenge of the City" in which they addressed the challenges and potential for cities in the next hundred years.
Silver Bullets: Cyclical Efforts to Bring the Private Sector "Back In"
While city planners and their allies across the public, private, and voluntary sectors often enthusiastically tout the latest development plan for struggling neighborhoods, the history of Euclid Avenue in Cleveland shows that officials often draw upon too narrow a menu of policies and initiatives.