With Only Numbers and No Street Names, This Norwegian Town is Confusing Tourists
A Norwegian municipality decided to only give the chalets in a development numbers with no corresponding street names.
What is Necrotecture?
Necrotecture is an urban planning coined termed by Rowland Atkinson to describe the “dead residential space” created by a high density of mostly vacant residential dwellings.
Review | A History of the Future
The History of Future presents a survey of the history of futuristic predictions from the nineteenth century on through the first two-thirds of the twentieth, in the English-speaking world
Visualizing the Impact of Gentrification
Graphic designer Herwig Scherabon has developed a book visualizing the impacts of gentrification in a number of cities in the United States and United Kingdom. Combining public access data and research with crisp visuals, Scherabon illustrates the spatial distribution of gentrification and examines the different issues at play.
Defining Urban Sprawl
The urban sprawl concept caused researchers to dive into figuring out what city in the world is the biggest based on the size of its urban sprawl.
Tracking Populations Using Sewage
Scientists and researchers have recently begun tracking the populations of cities in the United States using the amount of sewage produced.
How to Build a Smart City in Twenty Steps
Lessons learned from urban planning projects around the world have been summarized into a short, 20-step do-it-yourself guide to building a Smart City.
Planning Love
Tapping into the ultimate geek phrases for urban planners, Planning Love hosts a selection of Valentine’s Day card images: “V-Day cards for planners, architects, urban … Read more