Urban Sprawl Issues

Improper disposal of waste-Dharavi Waterway -Mithi river choked with improper garbage disposal Dharavi,  an integral part of the city of Mumbai is the largest slum of Asia... keep reading →

Crowding, due to the growth of population, can indeed have a wide range of negative behavior and negative human effects. For example, crowding in prisons has been accompanied... keep reading →

Like civic leaders everywhere, local transit boosters in Indianapolis are chomping at the bit to spend money on trains. The Indianapolis Star reports that the latest... keep reading →

For centuries town and country have been regarded as being in opposition to each other. It has been suggested that the superficial differences between two – wide – open... keep reading →

Scott Brown’s victory in the Massachusetts senate race got me thinking of the culture of New England. Just for fun, I studied a map of Massachusetts the morning after the... keep reading →

Urban concerns which resulted from the fast industrialization during the 19th century prompted the development of a new job referred to as town planning. Social reformers saw... keep reading →

I am an eye witness to the fact that the environment is getting worse. keep reading →

Suppose one day, gasoline will jump in price again—this time, to a price unaffordable to most people. Suppose it jumps to ten dollars a gallon. The US has had jumps in fuel... keep reading →

Humans are capable of unthinkable, amazing things; we can conquer any mountain, build skyscrapers of nearly any height and for any purpose (soon there will be ones with... keep reading →