In almost all of the world’s cities, these assumptions are completely unrealistic. They were unrealistic before the Covid disruptions; they are even more so now. Given this, it is worth asking a question rarely asked: are our local institutions actually up to the job of managing a rapid, ...
Transportation in cities may undergo substantial changes due to two emerging technologies that enable three-dimensional movement of people or cargo. These emerging technologies are urban air mobility (UAM) and flying cars. The present study gives an over
The growth machine was consummated in a bipartisan alliance between David Lawrence—the Irish-Catholic Democratic Party boss, mayor, and eventually governor—and the Republican corporate executives of the city’s unusually unified business class. ...
development standpoint, highhousing prices don’t just deter potential employers, but also vacuum up dollars that could be more useful elsewhere in the local economy. Rent checks, unlike haircuts or restaurant meals,don’thave big job multipliers. Asa Global Cities Business Alliance reportputs it:...
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, boys.No comment required.3rd September 2010: despite their numbers, the motley alliance of breathers is in disarray. The overnight break-in swells to over 20 zombies, preventing the SE corner being re-caded. The NW corner is rapidly cleared ...
As we begin to emerge from national lockdown into an uncertain period of social distancing and local lockdowns, and as we begin to imagine both short-term and medium-term “new normals”, it’s worth reflecting on both the benefits and challenges we’ve discovered in the process. ...
As it turns out, the Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA, a consortium of downtown businesses, real estate interests, developers, and related interests) had also perceived the need for at least one additional station – at Wooldridge Square, just as I have also recommended – and included a proposa...
First, it is worth noting that there are three ideal governance systems to manage stormwater according to Van de Meene, et al. [14]: Hierarchical, market and, network (hierarchical governance refers to the first type of governance for urban runoff management, characterized by centralized public ...
The Establishment of Baidu's Takeback Stations Green Service Alliance (In Chinese). Available online: http://www.tieba.baidu.com/p/4141655800 (accessed on 10 October 2015). 11. Steuer, B.; Salhofer, S.; Linzner, R. The winner takes it all—Why is informal waste collection in urban ...
This led to the formation of the so-called Creative Dublin Alliance, a governance platform involving municipalities, universities and private companies in the Dublin Region to pool resources and jointly run urban economic initiatives. Among other projects, this platform launched Dublinked, an ...