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George Jackson
Grant Writer

The fact that the Mayans employed an system of agricultural terraced roofs is just one of the first things the archaeologists noticed from an initial analysis.

The most detailed 3-D picture of New York to date is expected to produce data relevant to the city’s emergency response and environmental goals.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- "Are you moving poor people out of their houses?" a Detroit woman asks Jay Williams, mayor of Youngstown, at a recent symposium at Wayne State University in Detroit.

“You’ve probably had your last really good Pass Christian oyster for a while,” Captain Louis Skrmetta of Ship Island Excursions told the (South Mississippi) SunHerald. “We’re looking at financial ruin from this. We’ve pretty much realized that it is over for us for this summer, maybe even next year; who knows.”

Many of the students have played computer games like Sim City or The Sims, Harper said, but Wednesday's activity delved deeper into the thought that goes into community planning.

Students contrasted a city's "needs" -- hospitals, post offices, police stations, prisons, a water treatment plant and high schools -- with its "wants" -- a football stadium, a fancy Italian restaurant, a culture center, a McDonald's, a golf course and an amusement park.

They explored professions in the community

A growing movement looks to change development patterns — as a matter of public health.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- What does it take to build a zero-carbon, zero-waste city?

Suppose you are a homeowner living in a subdivision in suburban Maryland or Virginia. Along an arterial road not far from you are acres of favorably located but underdeveloped or unwisely developed land with potentially high real estate value. Aging, low-rise commercial structures with little architectural coherence or aesthetic quality are scattered throughout the area, along with extensive surface parking. Landscaping is minimal or neglected. Haphazardly deployed signage, lighting and utility

The city, which revolutionized manufacturing with its auto assembly lines, could once again be a model for the world as residents transform vacant, often-blighted land into a source of fresh food. No city seems to have as much potential for urban farming as Detroit, where land is cheap, empty lots are plentiful, and residents are desperate for jobs.

Presented by The Lowell Plan, Lowell National Historical Park, Middlesex Community College, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas, Honorary Chair
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