Resilient Urbanisms

The regenerative agriculture movement is reviving an Indigenous approach to agriculture and flipping the narrative to show how agriculture can help restore ecologies, fight climate change, rebuild relationships, spark economic development, and bring people—consumers AND farmers and ranchers—joy.

Bushy variety of cotoneaster works best in areas of heavy traffic, say researchers, while other plants can cool buildings or reduce flooding

The project is the brainchild of U.S-headquartered international architecture firm Sasaki, which has transformed the concrete runway of Shanghai's Longhua Airport.

In spring, canola crops burst into flower in the Riverina and central west regions of NSW, creating a sea of yellow. Tourists have been travelling to farms to photograph the coloured landscape as an alternative to travelling interstate during lockdown

After destroying 95% of its vegetation, the city has managed to establish itself as a beacon for green infrastructure.

In spring, canola crops burst into flower in the Riverina and central west regions of NSW, creating a sea of yellow. Tourists have been travelling to farms to photograph the coloured landscape as an alternative to travelling interstate during lockdown

Christof Mayer, raumlabor and Ute Meyer, urbanes.land, discuss in-between territories and experimental ways to decipher and picture their character from a physical distance.

A fall in commuting due to the pandemic is already prompting workers to move out of the major metropolises

A fall in commuting due to the pandemic is already prompting workers to move out of the major metropolises

In times of social distancing, green areas are more important than ever

As Toronto city council decides on the fate of some golf courses, environmental groups are making the case for a fresh approach to public space.

As coronavirus wreaks havoc on existing structures, we take a look at some visions for cities of the future – and how they hold up

As a city and regional planner by training, I have been alarmed at the tendency to blame urban density (defined as people per square mile) as a primary culprit for New York City’s relatively severe initial COVID-19 outbreak. An epidemiologist from Stanford, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of California, and a professor … Continue reading Nature in Cities in a Post-Covid-19 World: Don’t Blame Urban Density in a Pandemic →

How we perceive the senses changes in different historical, political, and cultural contexts. Sensory historians ask what people smelled, touched and tasted—all to learn more about the past.