Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Physical and Environmental Geography Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Environmental Studies (3)
- Architecture (2)
- Chemistry (2)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (2)
- Diseases (2)
-
- Disorders of Environmental Origin (2)
- Economics (2)
- Engineering (2)
- Environmental Chemistry (2)
- Environmental Design (2)
- Environmental Education (2)
- Environmental Engineering (2)
- Environmental Health (2)
- Environmental Health and Protection (2)
- Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment (2)
- Environmental Monitoring (2)
- Environmental Policy (2)
- Environmental Public Health (2)
- Environmental Sciences (2)
- Law (2)
- Life Sciences (2)
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics (2)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (2)
- Other Environmental Sciences (2)
- Pharmacology (2)
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health (2)
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Physical and Environmental Geography
Environmentally Responsible Land Use, Spring/Summer 2010, Issue 22
Environmentally Responsible Land Use, Spring/Summer 2010, Issue 22
Sustain Magazine
No abstract provided.
Sustainable Communities, Fall/Winter 2010, Issue 21
Sustainable Communities, Fall/Winter 2010, Issue 21
Sustain Magazine
No abstract provided.
Incumbent Landscapes, Disruptive Uses: Perspectives On Marijuana-Related Land Use Control, Donald J. Kochan
Incumbent Landscapes, Disruptive Uses: Perspectives On Marijuana-Related Land Use Control, Donald J. Kochan
Donald J. Kochan
Book Review: Edward L. Glaeser, Triumph Of The City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, And Happier (The Penguin Press 2011), David J. Reiss
David J Reiss
It is always a bit unnerving to read someone else’s love letters, but even more so, when you have the same object of desire. Edward Glaeser’s TRIUMPH OF THE CITY is a love letter to cities and to New York City in particular. Glaeser provides a theoertical framework of the city, arguing that “Cities are the absence of physical space between people and companies. They are proximity, density, closeness.”
Glaeser prescribes three simple rules to protect the vitality of the urban environment: First, cities should replace the current lengthy and uncertain permitting process with a simple system of fees. Second, …