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Is it Possible to Keep Up with the Literature?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In 2011, when I was approached by Elsevier about establishing the IJDRR, the first question was, "Is there a need for a new journal in this field?" The reason for mentioning this example is part of my response to an article that appeared in Times Higher Education (THE 2019). The key to managing change is adaptability.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Eight | Civic Engagement and Positive Promotion of Democracy

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There's an article, " ‘Sticky’ places are urban planning lifelines Shared spaces build community and are key to alleviating America’s loneliness epidemic. From the article: These spaces make people feel welcome, represented, and connected to their neighborhoods, and this, in turn, builds social connections between visitors.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Tribune article asks the question of whether or not the streetcar is contributing to traffic reduction. Campaigns, especially focused on workers and the multiunit buildings, are in order. The journal article " Making Cycling Irresistible ," inspired my own blog entry in 2008, " Ideas for Making Cycling Irresistible in DC."

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Prolific proponent of the networked society Manuel Castells (2011) describes mass media being displaced by mass self-communication (Deluca, Lawson, & Sun, 2012) in altering the communication model from one-to-one to many-to-many. 2011; Aday, et al., Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube Platforms in Brief.

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National Library Week, 4/7 - 4/13

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: Libraries and librarians play such a crucial role in the well-being of our communities, and the Delaware public libraries are no exception. Campaigns all across the US, in conservative areas, to ban books. From the article: Addressing the U.S. Normally it's at the end of the month, this year, the middle.

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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

From the article: Surveying the 30-plus public gardens, arboretums, historical landscapes, and support groups that comprise Greater Philadelphia Gardens, consulting firm Econsult Solutions added up the digits and found an economic impact of $256 million a year, a big boon for the tourism industry. s Black arts scene ," Post ).

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The Social Media President – @POTUS final #SOTU

Public Policy Blog

” He briefly outlines how the SOTU has evolved with advancing mediums and with an ever more discerning American public: Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution tells us this: The President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.”. Bush administration in 2002. Bush in 2004. Look out world.