American cities can be seen as exponents of neoliberal planning concepts implemented throughout the last half century. Also cities worldwide have followed similar or related urban development strategies for establishing economic growth. But are American cities still fit for the 21st century? Are they able to take the lead in building more sustainable urban futures?…
What the public and private roles should be is one of the main issues in contemporary urban development. This paper builds upon findings from international-oriented Master and PhD studies at the TU Delft. It advocates for adaptive public leadership on a strategic level, and calls for committed private leadership on a tactical level. We argue that – when applied…
Dit is mijn laatste blog vanuit Noord-Amerika waarin projecten uit Seattle, Portland en Vancouver onder de loep worden genomen. Deze steden liggen op reisbare afstand van elkaar, het zijn relatief jonge steden die zich in rap tempo hebben ontwikkeld tot aantrekkelijke metropolen. Ze komen voor op allerlei lijsten met meest leefbare steden en hebben dat…
Wat moet je nou nog schrijven over New York, ‘the city of all cities’? Nou, heel veel eigenlijk, gezien de lengte van deze blog! Als je aan New York denkt, denk je aan Manhattan, Central Park, high rise, tolerantie, de multiculturele stad en misschien 9/11. Dit beeld is aan de ene kant begrijpelijk en terecht…
The perceptibly changing climate has resulted in more precipitation in a small number of short periods. As most urban water management systems were developed at a time when precipitation was distributed more evenly throughout the year, they cannot deal properly with the new circumstances, and high groundwater levels and excess water are the result. In…