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How do cities transform their image? Bogota renews the city center in hopes of improving the urban space ow.ly/xLlMf

New Post: How did this group of squatters become organized and open a thriving creative venue well-funded by the government? @hollyrhixson reports from #Amsterdam, the Netherlands. #publicpolicy #housingpolicy @OT301 @planetizen ow.ly/VIC430m6rOg

The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life @theglobalgrid theglobalgrid.org/book-review-we…

In dept and insightful Book Review of “The New Urban Crisis” by Richard Florida A Tour de Force work @theglobalgrid theglobalgrid.org/book-review-ne… @Richard_Florida @FutureofPlaces @SigbrittK @CityLab @MITLCAU @sethalow @SaskiaSassen #urbanism @julianagyeman @TRU_Lab @CatalinaTurcu

@KateFT Thanks for reaching out, Kate. I'd be happy discuss more over DM. Can you follow back so we can discuss further?

Hi @theglobalgrid - how do I get books for review to you? Thank you for any guidance :-) My email is kate.farquhar-thomson@oup.com

@disruptingnate @DaCapoPress @JustinMartinNYC @CentralParkNYC @Garcia_Design It really is fascinating that so few people have heard or know of Olmsted. What did you think of the review? Would you agree with it?

As a pioneering #landscape architect and crusading journalist, #Olmsted's reforms continue to shape public spaces today. Discover how in "Genius of Place." #TheGlobalGridReads #BookReview MT @DaCapoPress @JustinMartinNYC @CentralParkNYC @Garcia_Design ow.ly/6DEq30lp4Xg

Interested in #civictech, but don't know where to start? @theglobalgrid has you covered! Check out this top 20 list of civic tech websites for uban planners! theglobalgrid.org/top-20-civic-t…

@silap Did you get the chance to read "The Well-Tempered City?"

@heymikey80 There are many people who think that public spaces should be maintained by public entities, even litter cleanup, and not private citizens. Sounds like Berliners might take this stance? What's your take?

@theglobalgrid Im sorry, what? People who litter should be fined to the point that supports the resources for cleaning it up. Basic principles of fining. #economics

#Berlin lacks the resources to face the littering problem in its public green spaces. #gardenmaintenance @brittmandall ow.ly/QCJ330lp4Uk

MT @theglobalgrid “Could #density be the solution to #climatechange? Or the cause? You decide, after reading "Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change" by @CalAnalytics. ...”

Last month's most popular post: Top 20 Civic Tech Websites for Urban Planners and City Makers of 2018 #PostOfTheMonth #TopWebsites #CivicTech #UrbanPlanning ow.ly/PS7e30jZtLn

Which websites should have made it to this year's top 20 landscape architecture websites? Let us know in the comments. #LandscapeArchitecture #Top20 #TopWebsites #landarch ow.ly/E77q30lp4Yx

The Reichstag's south-facing roof of the building has 3,229 square feet (300 sq meters) of solar panels that provide clean electricity. What kind of green infrastructures does your city have? #GreenBuilding #Sustainability #SolarPower @brittmandall ow.ly/hW7o30lp4Yw

Want to learn about public life studies? Jan Gehl and @BirgitteSv team up for "How to Study Public Life;" a toolbox for those ready to observe urban life. #TheGlobalGridReads #PublicSpace #BookReview MT @IslandPress @citiesforpeople @CoppedgeL ow.ly/7j5z30lp4Yt

The Era of Urbanization: Urban Renewal Processes in #Kayseri, #Turkey @najmaleley #urbantransformation ow.ly/CZEl30lp4Yq

USA: a sleepy country or an innovation nation? USGBC Greenbuild seeks the latter. #Greenbuild17 #GreenBuilding @aac1218 @USGBC @Greenbuild ow.ly/V1kN30lp4Yp

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Here's our 2017 Top 20 Civil / Strcutural Engineering Websites. Make sure you bookmark! #StructuralEngineer #CivilEng ow.ly/vNU430lp4Yl