Although this blog is mostly a way to help me remember what I've read, you might enjoy the material too.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
WHY PEOPLE RETURN TO THE RUST BELT
https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/08/returning-to-the-rust-belt/538572/?utm_source=feed
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/14/strength-test-accessory-dwelling-units
POPULATION DENSITY AND MASS TRANSIT
http://www.newgeography.com/content/005716-why-rail-transit-doesnt-work-atlanta
UNBUNDLING HOUSING CHOICES
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/3/15/unbundling-our-housing-choices
SENIORS PREFER WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/18/seniors-walkability
CAN ANYTHING STOP RURAL DECLINE?
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/08/japan-rural-decline/537375/?utm_source=feed
HOUSTON'S INADEQUATE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/why-cities-flood/538251/?utm_source=feed
THE LOSS OF HOUSTON'S WETLANDS AND FLOODING
https://qz.com/1064364/hurricane-harvey-houstons-flooding-made-worse-by-unchecked-urban-development-and-wetland-destruction/
DON'T BLAME FLOODING IN HOUSTON ON THEIR LAND USE PLANNING
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/30/houston-hurricane-harvey-land-use
WHEN SHOULD THERE BE BIKE LANES?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/29/ask-r-moses-when-are-bike-lanes-helpful-and-when-are-they-not
REFUSING TO ANTICIPATE DISASTERS
https://www.citylab.com/environment/2017/08/the-disasters-we-refuse-to-imagine/538356/?utm_source=feed
WHY PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE BIG RISKS
https://www.citylab.com/environment/2015/07/why-you-dont-really-care-about-the-next-big-one/398969/
SNAP BENEFITS LOCAL ECONOMIES AND RETAILERS
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-boosts-retailers-and-local-economies
WHAT PROBABILITY MEANS TO PEOPLE
http://lifehacker.com/heres-what-phrases-like-highly-likely-and-probably-n-1798557048/amp
COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS IN NEW YORK
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-solution-to-our-housing-crisis-is-to-let-communities-own-property/
IDENTIFYING GENTRIFICATION EARLY
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/08/29/546980178/what-does-it-take-to-see-gentrification-before-it-happens
WHY HOUSTON IS PRONE TO FLOODING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.6b0853c93b0c
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
THE RING THEORY - WHAT TO SAY IN A CRISIS
http://lifehacker.com/use-the-ring-theory-to-keep-from-saying-the-wrong-thi-1798540880/amp
HOUSTON'S 3RD 500 YEAR FLOOD IN 3 YEARS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/29/houston-is-experiencing-its-third-500-year-flood-in-3-years-how-is-that-possible/
Thursday, August 17, 2017
DJIBOUTI'S MILITARY BASES
https://qz.com/1056257/how-a-tiny-african-country-became-the-worlds-key-military-base/
Friday, August 11, 2017
SURVIVAL TIPS FROM THE HOMELESS
http://www.primalsurvivor.net/survival-tricks-learned-from-homeless-people/
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
THE SPREAD OF AIR CONDITIONING
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/upshot/the-all-conquering-air-conditioner.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0&referer=
WHY WE NEED MORE LOW WAGE IMMIGRANTS
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/business/economy/immigrants-skills-economy-jobs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=
Sunday, August 6, 2017
COHOUSING INCREASES HAPPINESS AND HEALTH
https://www.ted.com/talks/grace_kim_how_cohousing_can_make_us_happier_and_live_longer/up-next
HOW BIG A THREAT IS CHINA?
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/19/are-china-and-the-united-states-headed-for-war
REMEMBERING THE MURDER YOU DIDN'T COMMIT
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/19/remembering-the-murder-you-didnt-commit
Friday, August 4, 2017
HOW LUXURY HOUSING BECOMES AFFORDABLE
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/1/how-luxury-housing-becomes-affordable
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
THE MASSACHUSETTS MODEL FOR EXPEDITING APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT
http://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/latimes/default.aspx?pubid=50435180-e58e-48b5-8e0c-236bf740270e
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