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Flying in at 5 a.m., I saw why Colombo enjoys a most fortunate location. It’s with good reason that an ancient name for Sri Lanka – Lanka Dvipa – means ‘fortunate island.’ I came to Colombo to learn about its place in the world and write about its plans for the future. My article appeared in The Ceylon Chronicle | Full Text
I’ve traveled to Dubai often in recent years for conferences, research and writing on energy. I became impressed with Dubai's solar energy program and, as a curious writer, intrigued by the city itself. I wrote a feature Dubai's Planning Paradox for Planning magazine. I've also written on it's renewable energy aspirations and the DGCX.
LNG is an interesting niche in energy markets dependent on many factors and regional forces. The geopolitics of it are quite complex. My articles shed light on global supply/demand and factors influencing prices, based on expert interviews.
There will be an incredible drive to build and expand cities in this century, requiring much quicker, more efficient ways of planning and construction.
The aspirational city in the Abu Dhabi desert continues to plan and build. It may indeed become a ‘greenprint’ for urban development if it achieves very low or zero-carbon. My editor at AramcoWorld pushed me to find metrics. I wrote about the place, the planners, the people and their ongoing efforts in Chasing Zero (see on-line).
This family history tells about three generations of Seiters on their farm in Arkansas. It comes from my mother, Mary Magdalen Mammoser née Seiter, who told me many of her memories of childhood and life on the farm…
Planners at work, grappling with the world as it is, facing the constant challenge of bringing ideas into practice.
Planning Chicago, by Jon DeVries and Brad Hunt, calls for a return to big ideas in a city once famous for bold planning. The authors decry the lack of vision and failure to implement that has beset Chicago planning for decades.
For more than 2 years I led an environmental advocacy org in the industrial Lake Calumet area…I stitched together the city’s plans and added a few ideas of my own, assembling a regional strategy on an illustrated map…
Chicago is one of the world’s great cities but its future isn’t so certain… The 2nd annual Global Cities Forum, held downtown during three days in June, asked many questions about the world’s top cities. Our town stood shoulder to shoulder with the giants and fared pretty well. But the global economy is in constant flux…
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