Chapter 1 is the introduction to The Comprehensive Plan: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Communities for the 21st Century, by David Rouse and Rocky Piro.
The Comprehensive Plan has been published by Routledge
The Comprehensive Plan: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Communities is available from the Routledge website. Rocky Piro and I appreciate the positive reviews by Arthur C. Nelson, Mitchell Silver, Silvia Vargas, and others.
How Can Communities Succeed in the New Normal?
The 21st century is a time of accelerating change with profound implications for local communities. As we look towards 2022 amidst an uncertain recovery complicated by new variants of COVID-19, now the time to prepare for the shocks and stresses that the future will bring.
Nature in the Smart City
This piece is excerpted from Smart Cities: Integrating Technology, Community, and Nature, a PAS Report published by the American Planning Association. The report is available for download on the APA website.
New PAS Report on Smart Cities
Written by Petra Hurtado, Ben Hitchings, and David Rouse, the report addresses the equitable use of smart city technology to enhance livability, sustainability, and resilience.
ProAct Now: Prepare Effectively for Change
Ben Hitchings, FAICP, principal of Green Heron Planning, LLC, and I are pleased to announce a new consulting service designed to assist communities and organizations prepare for change.
Green Infrastructure and Climate Change: A One Water Approach
I co-wrote this article with Scott Turner, PE, AICP, LEED AP ND, Director of Planning at Environmental Partners in Quincy, MA, for the American Planning Association’s Water and Planning Network.
Planning the Hyperconnected City
This post was first published on the Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) website on March 6, 2020. It provides my thoughts on ESI Thoughtlab’s global research initiative, Building a Hyperconnected City.
What Is Ecological Landscape Design?
Ecological landscape design draws on the principles of landscape ecology to create landscapes that evolve and sustain themselves over time, providing ecosystem services and benefits for people and other species. (Image: Randall’s Island, New York City)