Tag: Sustainability
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Miami in the Anthropocene
Book Review The concept of the Anthropocene—the epoch where human activity fundamentally altered Earth’s systems—has dramatically reshaped how we think about urban planning and design, particularly in cities facing existential climate threats like Miami. In Stephanie Wakefield’s book “Miami and the Anthropocene: Rising Seas and Urban Resilience,” she explores how different “imaginaries” of Miami’s future…
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Resilience Matters
Podcast Recap For the past ten years, Island Press has been publishing a compilation of articles surrounding resilience. As a partner of the Booked on Planning Podcast, we have covered this publication for the past three years of the show, this year with the opportunity to interview the editor, Laurie Mazur. While typically centered around…
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Meet Me by the Fountain
Book Review Despite growing up with the mall a very key part of my childhood memories, the adult version of me avoids going to one at all costs. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been to one in the last ten years. As an urban planner I enjoy being…
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Modular Housing: a solution to the housing crisis
At the University of Nebraska Lincoln, architecture students over the course of several semesters have been both learning and attempting to solve a major housing problem–how to built smaller homes to accommodate the growing aging population in our cities that are looking to downsize while maintaining affordability. This project was initiated by Partners for a…
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Building for People
Book Review Urban planning is undergoing a significant transformation as professionals and researchers look to reimagine the ways in which cities can develop sustainably. In a recent episode of Booked on Planning, we had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Eliason, author of “Designing for People: Designing Livable, Affordable, Low-Carbon Communities.” Eliason shares invaluable insights into…
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Multisolving: Going Forth
We have reached the end of this multisolving journey, chronicling answers to each of Elizabeth Sawin’s reflections at the chapter ends of her book Multisolving. The last chapter, aptly titled Going Forth, wraps up the content and ends with a much needed prompt when working towards positive change–“Most of All, Keep Going”. This prompt is…
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Multisolving in Tumultuous Times
The chapter on Multisolving in tumultuous times from Elizabeth Sawin’s book Multisolving feels ever more relevant this year. It builds upon all the content in the book “to help bolster the flexibility and resilience of your multisolving efforts so that they can best meet unpredictable and even destabilizing conditions.” The start to 2025 feels like…
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From the Ground Up
Book Review Kicking off Season 4 of the Booked on Planning podcast, we discussed critical transformations required to make our cities resilient and equitable. Our guest, Alison Sant, the author of “From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities,” brings to light the vital role of community-led efforts in combating climate change and…
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Multisolving and Equity
In Elizabeth Sawin’s book Multisolving she dedicates an entire chapter to equity, the only element of multisolving that has it’s own chapter highlighting its importance. While we all move through the same systems, we don’t all move through them or experience them the same way. It challenges the way we think about systems in order…
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Multisolving: In Action
By Chapter 9 of Multisolving by Elizabeth Sawin readers have learned all the major concepts of multisolving and the connection to systems with this approach. When put into action there are numerous considerations and many expected results. The process can become cyclical, with much of the work happening behind the scenes or below the surface.…
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