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Setha M. Low is a former president of the American Anthropological Association, a professor in environmental psychology, and the director… more

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Biennale Spazio Pubblico » La Stanza dei Libri
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Setha Low on Public Spaces - Social Science Space
Having been raised in Los Angeles, a place with vast swathes of single-family homes connected by freeways, arriving in Costa Rica was […]
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Opinion | Why must we all suffer? Bring back benches.
America is increasingly standing room only.
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Born on the Beach www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Josephine Quinn · Born on the Beach: Ancient Coastlines
Seas are repetitive creatures, working in cycles of tides, migration and climate change, which is normally to say the...
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Why concrete might be doing more harm than good in the fight against flood risks | CNN
Much of the modern world is built on the idea that we can control water. But concrete infrastructure is failing amid unprecedented levels of rain. With ‘sponge cities,’ landscape architect Kongjian Yu...
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Why Are Quiet Spaces Disappearing?
And how do we get them back?
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Death of a Tree | Benjamin Swett
Some years ago I published a book called New York City of Trees. On facing pages of photographs and text, it presented portraits of fifty-five trees in
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Innovative parks aren't just bold urban design—they lower the temperature in cities
Parks like the High Line have a dramatic effect on the temperature of the city around them.
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The Perils of ‘Design Thinking’
A new book charts how the discipline transcended humble origins and turned into something more ambitious, and more conflicted.
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‘What Art Does’ Review: Brian Eno’s Mind at Play
The influential musician and producer ponders the nature of human creativity.
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Trump to strip protections from millions of acres of national forests
The Agriculture Department said it would begin the process of rolling back protections for nearly 59 million roadless acres of the National Forest System.
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For sale by the GOP: Our public land — and our shared history
Trump's "big beautiful bill" puts millions of acres in the West at risk
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Speaking in Milan at urbanist conference. What a treat!

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