As humanity has entered what has been called both the Anthropocene Age and the Urban Age, we need to be globally conscious of how…
Humanity has now entered the Anthropocene Age, a geologic age demonstrably different from all others, identifiable by its pronounced human activity. As with the…
The effects of human activity on the environment over the past few centuries have given rise to some of today's most pressing challenges. This…
Given today’s concerns regarding global warming, mass extinctions, and income inequality, we must address the underlying economic facets of these challenges to our urban…
History is littered with civilizations whose cities suffered ecological collapses, from the Fertile Crescent to the Indus Valley to the Mayans, Anasazi, and many,…
Jared Diamond’s "Collapse" and Joseph Tainter’s "The Collapse of Complex Societies" teach us that autocratic governments which protect the vested interests of the wealthy…
An individual’s quality of life has much more to do with personal freedom, quality of health, personal relationships, and job satisfaction than it does…