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Next American City | Mar 31st, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Boston |
On April 9, the APA National Planning Conference will host the first unofficial, non-academic dialogue between Chinese and Americans citizens under age 40 to share perspectives on urban issues. (
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Next American City | Dec 29th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: South | Cities: Austin, Las Vegas |
Why are some global metros experiencing rapid growth while others, particularly those in North America, are struggling? In this month’s Metro Matters podcast, Next American City’s Diana Lind interviews Brookings’ Alan Berube and London School of Economics’ Philipp Rode to find out. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Oct 6th, 2010 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Recently Josh Leon spent time around two instructive pieces of vertical architecture that could presumably be competitors in a race between the U.S. and China for economic hegemony. One is the 1,614 foot Shanghai World Financial Center; the other is Manhattan’s 1,776-foot One World Trade Center. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jul 30th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: |
World Watch columnist Josh Leon spent part of his summer in Shanghai. Here, a slideshow of images from his trip and his musings on global Shanghai’s urban aesthetic. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jun 11th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture | Region: | Cities: |
The first of several dispatches from Shanghai, where Josh Leon is taking in the World Expo. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Apr 22nd, 2010 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
In a week, Shanghai’s World Expo will begin ushering in daily crowds larger than the population of Boston. They will pack into a 2.5-square-mile wonderland of fantastical pavilions that extol the capitalist-driven smart growth consensus. (
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Amy Smith | Feb 11th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
A look at a new report that presents a surprising finding: The average Chinese citizen has a smaller carbon footprint than the average American. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Sep 23rd, 2009 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
Josh Leon on the relentless upward motion of cities like Shanghai and Dubai, and the excitement and excess implicit in the new building boom. (
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Katherine Mella | Aug 6th, 2009 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Researchers working on earthquake-proof housing discover that the simplest of substances may be the answer to safety. (
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Hamida Kinge | Jun 9th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
In her column, The Tipping Point, Hamida Kinge looks at a new United Nations report that links urban poverty, climate change and migration to cities from rural areas to “megadisasters.” (
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On April 9, the APA National Planning Conference will host the first unofficial, non-academic dialogue between Chinese and Americans citizens under age 40 to share perspectives on urban issues. (keep reading…)
Why are some global metros experiencing rapid growth while others, particularly those in North America, are struggling? In this month’s Metro Matters podcast, Next American City’s Diana Lind interviews Brookings’ Alan Berube and London School of Economics’ Philipp Rode to find out. (keep reading…)
Recently Josh Leon spent time around two instructive pieces of vertical architecture that could presumably be competitors in a race between the U.S. and China for economic hegemony. One is the 1,614 foot Shanghai World Financial Center; the other is Manhattan’s 1,776-foot One World Trade Center. (keep reading…)
World Watch columnist Josh Leon spent part of his summer in Shanghai. Here, a slideshow of images from his trip and his musings on global Shanghai’s urban aesthetic. (keep reading…)
The first of several dispatches from Shanghai, where Josh Leon is taking in the World Expo. (keep reading…)
In a week, Shanghai’s World Expo will begin ushering in daily crowds larger than the population of Boston. They will pack into a 2.5-square-mile wonderland of fantastical pavilions that extol the capitalist-driven smart growth consensus. (keep reading…)
A look at a new report that presents a surprising finding: The average Chinese citizen has a smaller carbon footprint than the average American. (keep reading…)
