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Xavier de Souza Briggs_The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time_David Sloan Wilson_SSIR

Misapplying Theory

In his latest book, David Sloan Wilson argues that evolutionary theory should be used to illuminate and tackle urban problems.
Reviewed By Xavier de Souza Briggs | Spring 2012

Articles

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  • Glenwood_green_acres_north_central_philedelphia_PHS_philedelphia_green_project_SSIR A Philadelphia study connects green spaces to neighborhood safety.

    By Jessica Ruvinsky
  • Living Cities is working with five US municipalities to develop an ecosystem for solving urban problems.

    By Ben Hecht | 6
  • KaBOOM! How One
Man Built a Movement
to Save Play
Darell Hammond KaBOOM! How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play by Darell Hammond

    Reviewed By Paul Connolly
  • EMBARQ, a network of sustainable transportation experts, has grown quickly,
    thanks to impressive fundraising and the design of a model program.

    By Brandon Keim
  • CLIMATOPOLIS:
How Our Cities
Will Thrive in the
Hotter Future
Matthew E. Kahn CLIMATOPOLIS: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future by Matthew E. Kahn

    Reviewed By James L. Sweeney
  • A low-income Cleveland neighborhood works together to revitalize the community in an environmentally responsible way.

    By Suzie Boss
  • Governmental agencies in Oakland, Calif., are collaborating to serve at-risk children better, with good results.

    By Sam Scott | 1
  • In a new playground in Manhattan, "play associates" will encourage youthful creativity while reminding parents and nannies to take a giant step back.

    By Suzie Boss
  • Express Credit Union reopens in Seattle to serve the unbanked, underbanked, and want-to-be-banked.

    By Suzie Boss
  • The seven healthy habits of nonprofits most likely to survive the economic downturn.

    By Alan Tuck, Don Howard & William Foster | 6

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