This idea for a literature review of the emerging theoretical and practice arena of what usefully can be called “regenerative urbanism,” is worth the larger effort involved. Until then, this short summary and list of key resources will have to suffice. As 21st century planning and design accelerate out of the first decade, a variety […]
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A recent post in the APA Sustainable Communities Division Newsletter (http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=0a196b8525f96edf44a4b3f53&id=50187e3c1b, e-Bulletin for 05/21/2015) included the following snippets of recent nature-in-the-city resources and events. The larger movement these snippets represent is that of biophilic city planning and design being pioneered by, among others, the Biophilic Cities Network (launched October 2013, as the culmination of an
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The sustainability sessions in APA California’s Conference 2015 reflect emerging best practices in sustainability planning across the planning-design-build professions. Topics covered include water reuse, urban food, GHG cap & trade, green infrastructure, spaces for makers, health, affordability, district-scale initiatives, equity, innovation economics, and resilience (the new sustainability). These innovative techniques and policy trends can be
The APA California Northern Section Sustainability Committee and the APA Sustainable Community Division’s Champion Program hosted Sustainable Neighborhood Sustainability Committee Pre-conference MeetUp at Swans Market in Old Oakland on Friday, October 2, 2015. About 30 members enjoyed complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres, toured the adjacent C0-housing project (one of the oldest in the Nation) with the project sponsor,
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Cross-post from UCB IURD Blog, by Professor Charisma Acey. See also, the APA/UCB Class events: Evaluations–UCB/APA CompPlan Sustainability Criteria Testing APA’s Sustainability Accreditation Criteria on 11 Bay Area Cities Regional-Local Sustainability Planning in 11 Bay Area Cities [Post prepared by Scott T. Edmondson, AICP, founder/past co-director and Research Program Lead of the Northern Section’s Sustainability
Planning grad in the working world. James Castañeda, AICP. Advice to emerging professionals getting ready to be planners in the real world. Page 1 Community shapes Urban Village concept with asset-based design. Jaime Scott Guthrie, Steve Le, and Todd Kubiak. Planning approach by graduate students sets three San José neighborhoods on a path to a healthier community. Page 9 Landscape urbanism
My Oakland. Erika J. Sawyer, AICP, interviews Oakland resident and researcher Meera Velu. Seventh in a series in advance of the 2015 APA California Planning Conference in Oakland. Page 1 Director’s note. Andrea Ouse, AICP. Awards Gala May 15; fall conference update; regional events. Page 3 Where in the world? Photo by Marybeth Harasz, AICP. Page 5 Gentrified but still
[cross-post from California Planning, March 2015, Vol. 15, Issue 02, p. 8 (here)] Imagine waking up one morning, turning on the tap, and water does not flow . . . , for the next 1,000 years, or it’s saltwater, or toxic! Extreme paranoia or our new normal? Hopefully the former! Yet each day we read stories
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Interested in a seeing-is believing tour of Passive House HQ Brussells? Why . . . , not! In September 2014 NYC Mayor De Blasio released an energy efficiency Plan for NYC called ‘One City: Built to Last‘. The Passive House standard is celebrated in the plan as the target benchmark for future energy performance of both new
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The Devil’s Slide Trail. Jonathan Berlin. How a state highway became a scenic paradise. Page 1 Who’s where. Veronica Flores, Thalia Leng, AICP, and Amit Price Patel. Page 5 Meet a local planner. Sian Llewellyn, FAICP, interviews Victoria Walker, Director, Community and Economic Development, Concord. Page 6 ACCESS magazine available. New emphasis on economic competitiveness in transportation. Page 11 Where in the world? Photo by Veronica Flores.
