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The topic of last week lecture is riots. We concerned about the history and some relevant elements of riots. Generally, we define a riot is a kind of civil disorder involved disorganized groups threaten the public orders and against property, … Continue reading →

Last week, we invited Professor Schilling to give a lecture over the skype. The lecture is about the the promise of sustainability planning for regenerating shrinking cities. Sustainability offers policy framework that could guide transformation of distressed, older industrial cities. … Continue reading →

On last week’s lecture, we talked about digitals cities which are also known as connected cities, wired cities, smart cites, etc. digital city is a connected community that combines broadband communications infrastructure and innovative services to satisfy the requirements from … Continue reading →

Last week, the teacher that our professor invited to our class stated definition and challenges. First of all, he said sustainability equals to stewardship, in which he mentioned using resources considering a balance among economic, social and environment goals, current … Continue reading →

One thing that was brought up by the expert last class was the idea that countries like Germany are more efficient than America.  They adopted ideas to minimize traffic and increase the use of bicycle.  So I decided to go … Continue reading →

Before watching “The Social Life of Urban Spaces”, I never knew that so much research and design went into public areas. I had always thought that they were designed with only aesthetics in mind. The time put into creating such … Continue reading →

Last week, we talked about the land rent and use of urban areas, and the land economics. Because the land is limited, as more and more people want land, the quantity will decrease and the price will increase. Also, the … Continue reading →

Tuesday’s discussion on the connection between poverty, education, wealth, income etc. was a good topic for discussion and interesting to see different views that people have on the issue. Data  shows that lack of education/poverty are intertwined and can be … Continue reading →