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Category Archives: books
When land use planning turns EVIL
As professional planners, we like to think of land use planning as a fairly benign occupation that may stir controversy and discourse every now and then. I doubt many of us would consider the profession as being evil. But, as … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, book reviews, books, China, cities, civility, Europe, geography, government, history, human rights, humanity, infrastructure, Labor, land use, Maps, military, North America, Oceania, peace, planning, South America, transportation, UK, urban planning, writing
Tagged apartheid, books, China, Dalai Lama, history, human rights, humanity, In Exile from the Land of Snows, infrastructure, land use, land use planning, peace, planning, Tibet, urban planning
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Review of “Inventing Los Alamos” – Atomic utopia and urban paradox
I just had the pleasure of reading a most interesting book entitled, Inventing Los Alamos: The Growth of an Atomic Community by Jon Hunner. Part historical account, part urban planning study, Inventing Los Alamos is a worthwhile read for anyone … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, book reviews, books, cities, civics, culture, economic development, energy, environment, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, literature, military, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, Science, spatial design, technology, tourism, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged atomic age, books, cities, Cold War, environment, Jon Hunner, land use, literature, Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, military, New Mexico, non-fiction, research, Science, technology, urban planning, utopia, writing
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Best film of 2014…reconsidered
Upon further review after seeing a matinee showing of The Imitation Game this morning, I think this movie is the best of 2014. Originally, back in December, I felt Interstellar was tops, but have changed my mind. Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley are … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, Communications, entertainment, Europe, film, fun, history, military, movies, pictures, Radio, technology, theaters, UK, writing
Tagged acting, art, biking, codes, Enigma Code, Europe, film, fun, Great Britain, history, movies, technology, WWII
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Can a remote uranium mining town become a retirement mecca?
While more of an academic publication than a great literary work of non-fiction, Boom Town Blues: Elliot Lake remains an enlightening and useful read. The book summarizes what can only be described as the “great experiment of Elliot Lake, Ontario.” Now, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, book reviews, books, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, energy, environment, geography, government, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, literature, Mining, Nature, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, seasons, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban planning, weather, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, Boom Town Blues, Canada, cities, Daniel Burham, Elliot Lake, Elliot Lake Retirement Living, geography, mining, Ontario, retirement, tourism, travel, uranium
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“Small, Gritty, and Green” just misses the mark
While quite an interesting read, the book Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America’s Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World, by Catherine Tumber raised only a few new ideas to this urban planner. Perhaps that was because it … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, art, book reviews, books, branding, cities, civics, climate change, colleges, commerce, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, education, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, geography, globalization, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, Labor, land use, literature, marketing, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, poverty, psychology, recreation, Renewable Energy, revitalization, schools, Science, Small business, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, Trade, transit, transportation, Travel, unemployment, urban planning, weather, writing, zoning
Tagged agriculture, book reviews, books, cities, economics, geography, globalization, industrial cities, land use, Midwest, new economy, Northeast, planning, revitalization, Rustbelt, Small Gritty and Green, sprawl, urban planning
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“Mushroom” boomtowns of the early Atomic Age
As a crucial part of the 20th Century, the early Atomic Age brought about profound changes to society and humankind. Not only were we faced with the horror of possible worldwide thermonuclear destruction for the first time, but we were … Continue reading
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Tagged atomic age, books, boom, bust, cities, energy, environment, geography, geology, history, land use, literature, military, mining, planning, pollution, towns, uranium mining, weapons, writing, yellowcake
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Reese Witherspoon goes “Wild” on the big screen
Five of us had the chance to see the movie depiction of Cheryl Strayed’s marvelous book Wild last night. While film adaptations of books can sometimes be disappointing, in this case the effort done to accurately represent the book by … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Cheryl Strayed, entertainment, film, hiking, Laura Dern, literature, love, movies, Pacific Crest Trail, Reese Witherspoon, travel, walking, Wild, writing
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