The City Fix

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda, between 2004 and 2008. Incidents of building collapse are worryingly common in large African cities. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Nigeria, from 1978 to 2008. Cities in Ghana and Kenya, Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

For example, one tree she learned about was planted as a barter between a family that helped a poorer one heat their house in a particularly cold winter. I first heard this concept expressed by David Barth at a presentation in 2004. 1920s Most cities have urban forestry units. The maple tree is in the back of this photo.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

The third is preserving housing. When it is the Idea Store ,” 2004, Guardian ). I talked about this during the design process, and now that I am on the board of a park, I am proved right. There just aren't that many jobs. And my park is 110.5 Should have been addressed for decades.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: To riff off this, there are five other elements at a minimum that matter a lot, that cities aren't budgeting or planning for, if their central business districts become meccas for housing: public safety.

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