Clear Village: Micro-urbanism, Human Scale and Pace of Urban Planning

Thomas on Micro-Urbanism & human scale and pace in urban planning from CLEAR VILLAGE on Vimeo.

3 minute video of the Founder of Clear Village explaining the groups . . . → Read More: Clear Village: Micro-urbanism, Human Scale and Pace of Urban Planning

Why cities are on the ‘cutting edge of environmentalism’ : Smart Planet

Peter Calthorpe, an architect, urban planner, and one of the founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism was interviewed by Smart Planet on Earth Day about his book – Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change (Amazon Link). Peter talks about climate change, smart urban planning, sustainable cities, urban lifestyle and many others in relation . . . → Read More: Why cities are on the ‘cutting edge of environmentalism’ : Smart Planet

Planners: Break the mould and make Kolkata futuristic

At the symposium for the 2035 Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) perspective plan, an agenda was set for a more holistic development plan, decision makers and planning professionals from Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata urged KMDA to look at the planning process afresh and take a bold approach even if it didn’t fit into the eco-political context . . . → Read More: Planners: Break the mould and make Kolkata futuristic

Tel Aviv University creates Lab to study Israel’s urban spaces

The Laboratory for Contemporary Urban Design at Tel Aviv University has a weekly meeting to study the urban spaces to develop an overall picture of how spaces and neighborhoods develop. The group gathers information on the ground and interviews residents for a later group discussion. The Laboratory for Contemporary Urban Design was set up in 2010 . . . → Read More: Tel Aviv University creates Lab to study Israel’s urban spaces