economics

Not literally, of course, but not far off: http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21647622-land-centre-pre-industri... [mirror] http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=122964975&postcount=7 Basically, The Economist says that a lot of the global problems of the past 5-10 years (inequali... read more »

The term "Peak Oil" refers to a "peak" in oil production.  Oil is a finite resource, meaning that there is a limited supply.  The oil that is currently being drilled to and pumped out of the Earth's crust and mantle in locations all over the Earth is not going to come endlessly out of the ... read more »

Check out this excellent interview of Ed Glaeser in Grist magazine. In it, Glaeser discusses his new book, Triumph of the City." Interesting is his argument against the notion that the city is not where true AMerican ideals reside. ... read more »

Thanks to a new report put out by CEO's For Cities, there's further statistical evidence for what New Urbanists have been saying for quite a while: people ... read more »