Issues

Announcing the 2013 Urban Forums

November 29, 2012

Between 26 April and 11 May 2013, the Network will host four conferences on the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park to discuss the built environment, globailization and mobility, political networks and health in cities.

Can the “Rust Belt” be revitalized?

July 1, 2012

Can anchor institutions build communities?

June 1, 2012

How to deal with natural disasters in cities?

May 1, 2012

New & Noteworthy

At the edge of cities, does zoned lot-size matter for development, home prices or wealth? As always, yes and no.

November 1, 2012

How are small, everyday decisions impeding plans for transit-oriented, sustainable, livable cities?

October 31, 2012

Independent creativity has aided the livelihood of some street vendors in Cusco, Peru, more than collective action.

October 30, 2012

While the built environment is important for healthy cities, human agency and interpretation play an important role.

October 29, 2012

Gary, Indiana, partners with former Chicago mayor Richard Daley and @UChicagoHarris to revitalize the mill town.

October 26, 2012

Charting the changes in Los Angeles's Park Le Brea, the largest housing complex west of the Mississippi.

October 25, 2012