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.
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)
How Can Communities Plan for Technological Change?
This article addresses the disruptive effects of current technological trends and suggests an approach that communities might use to navigate technological change in an increasingly uncertain world. (Image credit: American Planning Association)
Green Infrastructure: Salvation or Hype?
Viewed as a system, green infrastructure forms a continuum from green stormwater management at the site scale to a network of natural lands and open space at the scale of the metropolitan region. How effective is green infrastructure as a solution to help communities deal with extreme weather and other impacts of climate change?
What Makes a Comprehensive Plan Effective?
An effective comprehensive plan is integrated, inclusive, implementable, scalable, and visionary in anticipating change.
A Values-Driven Approach to Comprehensive Planning
This article was published in the Proceedings of the National Planning Conference held in Boston, MA in April 1998.