Gentrification - could good intentions be pricing people out from a city
The NIH (National Institute of Health defines GENTRIFICATION as a process of neighborhood change through which the demographic, real estate, and business characteristics of a place reveal a transition toward a more privileged population, able to afford new or renovated, more expensive homes while also fomenting new cultural and consumption practices.
Urbanism - the idea of housing a community in a city
There is an art to making a group of people stronger, more resilient, and safer. Understanding the concepts that make a collection of people a city is what good urbanism is all about. Here you will find a collection of work on this topic.
The Strong Towns Approach
A great source of information about applying a "traditional" approach, build resilient places, and to help you do the math - the intent is to grow with as little gentrification as possible.
Systems Thinking
Communities, neighborhoods, cities, traffic, bureaucracy, schools, your bathtub, etc.
These are all systems whose behavior is determined by the structure given to them with a purpose.
Learning to understand a system helps us know the importance of being purposeful, to have a vision, be creative, and find solutions - to think outside the box.
Different Approaches to Urban Planning
A great source of information that explains in plain language different approaches urban planners employ to vision, plan, & implement the growth and success of our cities.
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