American City & Country

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Long-term heat exposure significantly influences urban planning. Furthermore, prolonged exposure to extreme heat exacerbates public health risks , particularly for vulnerable populations, increasing the incidence of heat-related illnesses and mortality. Use downscaled climate data for infrastructure planning.

Urban Planning 98

Urban Planning Public Health Transportation Development 98

The City Fix

AUGUST 16, 2022

Infectious disease outbreaks led to public health policies and modern sanitation. History shows that when disasters and crises strike, cities often bounce back stronger and more resilient than before. The great Chicago fire famously gave rise to skyscrapers. The devastation of World War II catalyzed unprecedented.

Sanitation 52

Sanitation Public Health Urban Planning Public Transportation 52

The City Fix

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

2020 brought tremendous disruption to the global transportation sector. As the world coped with a pandemic, millions began working from home and millions more lost their jobs. Logistics networks were broken and then reshaped. All while the planet experienced the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

Transportation 91

Transportation Urban Planning Public Transportation Public Health 91

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

And the reality is that the day to day operations requirements and the increased demand from the public for both more parks and more activities and facilities makes dealing with long term issues, like climate change, difficult. Trees as Nature-Based “Shade Sails” ," American Journal of Public Health ). for interpretation.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Sustainability Housing Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Main Street commercial district revitalization practice grew out of HP and a desire to save "old buildings" in the face of the development of shopping centers, chain retail, and broken microeconomies. Very soon into my writing, before the blog, a bunch of DC cultural institutions failed, so this became an ongoing topic.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

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.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Education Development Economic Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Although to be fair to public health departments, many do address it. Demise of arts organizations. ." -- " Newspapers as public media: WBEZ, radio, an NPR affiliate, to merge with the Chicago Sun-Times ," 2022 School closures (" National Community Planning Month: Schools as neighborhood anchors ," 2022).

Education 91

Education Urban Planning Housing Social Services 91