Category Archives: Reviews & Recommendations

Beyond Zuccotti Park

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

New York City has these strange beasts called Privately Owned Public Spaces (or POPS) which were put to some significant tests for the first time in recent history during the Occupy Wall Street protests. Many planners were watching the protests … Continue reading →

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Shootings Mapped

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Due to the recent shooting in Colorado, it seemed appropriate to look at an older post from the Atlantic on the Geography of Gun Deaths by Richard Florida. These emotional moments are often points when people rally for policy changes, … Continue reading →

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Spatiality

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

I occasionally become fascinated by people (artists, scientists, and other smart folk) who seem to consistently and persistently create good things, and then I think, “Wow they do awesome stuff, but how can I acknowledge them and thank them for … Continue reading →

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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found - By Suketu Mehta

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Mehta, raised in Jackson Heights, New York, goes back to the city of his birth, Bombay. A megalopolis of 18 million people crammed on a promontory of 170 square miles, jutting into the Arabian sea. His account of a two-year stay in Bombay produced an intimate but clear-eyed portrait of … Continue reading →

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Saving Brownsville, Brooklyn

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Canadian author Doug Saunders suggests in his book “Arrival City” that poor immigrant neighborhoods can thrive when certain conditions, such as access to property and education, and a minimum of social infrastructure is provided. How can these lessons be applied … Continue reading →

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Historic Delhi - An Anthology chosen and edited by H. K. Kaul

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

An excerpt… Mark Twain and the monkeys: “Two of these creatures came into my room in the early morning, through a window whose shutters I had left open, and when I woke one of them was before the glass … Continue reading →

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