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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009. The last two of these were either not developed enough or were allowed to lapse. Public Health England, London, 57 pp. I have taught it every year since then. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

providing high quality people spaces within a hospital complex becomes very difficult (" Penn’s new hospital belatedly recognizes pedestrian space is a public health issue "). Hospitals can be strong supporters of community development efforts, but it has to be designed into the program from the outset. HealthLine in Cleveland.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Trees as Nature-Based “Shade Sails” ," American Journal of Public Health ). Plus, most state and local sites don't do a very good job of putting their documents online to begin with One of my ideas is to develop an online database of such historical documents. for interpretation.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Freeways generate lots of particulate matter that is unhealthy (" Highway Air Pollution and Your Health: Six Things You Need To Know ," American Lung Association) and they are f* noisy (" Residential Exposure to Traffic Noise and Health-Related Quality of Life—A Population-Based Study "). Equitable development plan.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

These two recent entries recount many of the pieces as step by step I developed a more comprehensive approach to arts-based revitalization. -- " Lack of a system breeds more of the same: Source Theater, Washington DC, up for sale 2006, 2024 ," (2024) -- " The town (or place) that art saved(?):

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African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But when a concerted organizing campaign was developed, she was chosen to be the face. A new study by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Harvard T.H. Other urban renewal initiatives didn't help.