03/09/2021, Filed Under: Lead StoryExplorations (Vol 16) Piñata Power: Reflections on Race, Love, and Planning Elizabeth Walsh A Reflection on Exploratory Research in Pointe-Saint-Charles Aditi Ohri The Neighborhood and the Park: Drumul Taberei, Bucharest by Maria Alexandrescu Maria Alexandrescu A Case for Regional Planning in Energy Access Delivery Vivek Shastry Marketing Magic: The Tourism Ministry’s Pueblos Mágicos… read more
03/09/2021, Filed Under: Lead StoryInquires (Vol 16) Planning Forum Volume 16 The Naked Practitioner: Participatory Community Development in Peri-Urban Mexico Dr. Patricia Wilson Abstract: Participatory practice in community development is process- and relationship-oriented. Yet many community development practitioners focus on technical problem solving, service delivery, or information provision. How might these practitioners respond to participatory practice? Using… read more
03/08/2021, Filed Under: Lead StoryBook Review 3: The Smart Way Forward: A Review of Smart Cities: A Spatialised Intelligence What if our traditional urban planning practices were overtaken and overturned, introducing a whole new set of problems, tools, and future possibilities? Such might be the case with the smart city, “a city activated at millions of points” (p. 13) and made intelligent “in the sense of the ability to… read more