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How Will COVID-19 Affect Urban Planning?

The City Fix

How we plan our cities has always. The impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic are still being understood, but it does seem clear that this crisis will make a mark on cities, physically and socially, that will echo for generations. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Sustainable, inclusive housing growth: A case study on Columbus, Ohio

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Rapid economic growth has created ample opportunity—as well as a housing shortage. How the city and the surrounding region respond could provide a blueprint for other US cities.

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7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Making Cities More Sustainable and Equitable

The City Fix

While cities are hubs of innovation and opportunity, the increasing pace of urbanization also exacerbates inequality, stresses infrastructure, and fuels climate change, air pollution and other environmental problems. About two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050.

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Going Underground: Climate Resilience Beneath Our Feet

The City Fix

Imagine stepping into a city where sustainability isnt just built upwards but also downwards. While cities worldwide grapple with intensifying climate risksflooding, heatwaves and infrastructure strainan untapped solution lies right beneath our feet. The underground isnt just for subways and.

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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. sustainable mobility. Or some housing on top of retail. In general, people don't want schools to be bad.

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Introducing UrbanShift City Academy: A New Resource and Learning Platform to Empower Sustainable Urban Development

The City Fix

If you’re a regular reader of TheCityFix, you’re no stranger to the vital role that cities play in shaping the future of our planet. From leading the shift to zero-emission transportation networks to advancing solutions to curb plastic waste at.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat. From " Designing urban parks that ameliorate the effects of climate change ," Landscape and Urban Planning : During heat waves now and in the future urban microclimates put human health at risk.