What if planning was an act of empathy? I pose this question as an alternative ideological standpoint to rethink the applied practice of contemporary market-based planning and urban geography and confront the institutional barriers challenging citizen-led and insurgent planning movements.  In this current moment, a post-covid world, the stratification of housing is at an all-time high,...

meg herod

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This study considers two questions: 1) what are cities and their governments doing to address climate change?; and 2) what challenges do they face in developing and implementing action?Climate change is considered as one of the most complex challenges in the twenty-first century policymakers (see Guyadeen and Henstra, 2023; Tozer, 2015). As cities are currently responsible for approximately 70% of global carbon ...

Evan Cleave

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Urban forests – defined as the trees and associated vegetation in cities – are being threatened by rapid urbanization, biodiversity crises, and climate variability. In response, governments are increasingly collaborating with the public for solutions to these challenges. Scholars have noted this shift towards more open and fulsome forums for decision-making rather than the traditional closed management process. These collaborations strive to mobilize and allocate t...