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Human-Scale Neighborhoods

Posts in this category are about Human-scale Neighborhoods. This means that the neighborhood is the central building block of towns and cities. Neighborhoods should be safe for pedestrians, with a vibrant mix of activities within a five to fifteen minute walk. Providing a gradient of density, from parks to commercial centers, will ensure effective transit access and create opportunities for informal gathering places. Creating such neighborhoods will keep the community thriving and sustainable.

(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)

Australian Cities Must Transform For Population Growth

Source: UNFCCC News - Posted: March 16, 2010 08:59
Source: Reuters - Australia circa 2050, population 35 million, climate change induced rising sea levels have flooded the Gold Coast resort region, apartment blocks are now used to grow food and people commute in monorail pods above the sea.
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Ghetto-ization: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Density

Source: Planetizen Network - Posted: March 15, 2010 15:00

At first glance, the historic Ghetto streetscene in Venice is an appealing new urbanist community. In another place at another time, the virtues of compact, walkable and dense were the very isolation we now abhor.

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How Prisoners Skew the Census

Source: Planetizen Network - Posted: March 15, 2010 11:00

At Census time, America's prisoners have typically been counted as residents of the places they are imprisoned. But with nearly 1% of the U.S. population behind bars, where they're counted is counting more to the urban areas they came from.

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