eco-city
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What’s the greenest megacity? Hint: Not NYC
A look at megacity "metabolism" reveals how many resources these urban hubs devour and which ones could use a diet.
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Is the next Steve Jobs in Geneva, Beijing, or Abu Dhabi?
Reading tributes to the fallen tech hero, Steve Jobs, from around the globe, two things are clear to me — his successor is likely to be in the clean energy sector and working somewhere other than the U.S. I’m not saying Americans have lost their inventive mojo, just that I have met 50 innovative, inspirational […]
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The city of the future is already here
Ever see those signs that say, “If you lived here, you’d be home by now”? They’re usually affixed to urban revitalization projects located near mass transit hubs (of course you’re commuting another hour to your sprawl development in the ‘burbs when you read it). Those projects represent a part of the city of tomorrow, but […]