cities

Segregation by race and socioeconomic status persists in US cities, new study finds

When’s the last time you visited a neighborhood where practically everyone was different from you? If you’re like most Americans, the answer is probably “rarely”…

by Allie Nicodemo July 11, 2018

How trash can reveal an urban landscape’s ‘invisible realities’

New assistant professor Dietmar Offenhuber wants to make cities and their infrastructures more legible in order to improve their governance. One of his approaches involves…

by Jason Kornwitz September 12, 2013

3Qs: Detroit’s ‘perfect storm’

This month, Detroit became the largest American city to declare bankruptcy.The outcome is in part the result of federal policies that subsidized suburban sprawl, according…

by Matt Collette July 25, 2013

Resilient cities need resilient citizens

In the days after the Boston Marathon bombings, declarations of support from across the country flooded my Facebook feed in the form of graphic memes,…

by Angela Herring July 2, 2013

Segregation by race and socioeconomic status persists in US cities, new study finds

How trash can reveal an urban landscape’s ‘invisible realities’

3Qs: Detroit’s ‘perfect storm’

Resilient cities need resilient citizens

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