Archive for the ‘Travels’ Category
Reflections from recent trips across Southeastern Pennsylvania: Communities are increasingly forced to deal with the long-term impacts of industrialization, where the veneer of economic prosperity ultimately gives away to reveal damaged communities and impaired ecological processes. We visited two sites that are deploying strategies to deal with such post-industrial conditions. One location was Palmerton, Pennsylvania; [...]
This semester, one component of our core requirements involves weekly ecology field trips around the Philadelphia region. When we left the city to head to the Ringing Rocks County Park, I was anticipating our visit to be merely a casual observation of some rock formations. I didn’t expect that this trip would involve an extremely [...]
When I was in middle school, my parents purchased a time share condo on Hilton Head Island off the coast of South Carolina. While my parents have taken this trip each year, it’s been many years since our entire family has gone to Hilton Head. This summer was unique because my brothers and I coordinated [...]
Here are some scenes I took from this year’s NYC Pride. It was a beautiful thing to see so many family taking over the streets!
Still staying in tune on the Michigan front: This week the Detroit Free Press published a pretty good article about local activists in Michigan who are speaking out about global warming through workshops and presentations for community organizations, neighborhood block clubs and church groups. The individuals highlighted (including my friend and former employer) are part [...]
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An investigation of the systems, infrastructure, and design processes that create or perpetuate socio-economic and environmental stratification of communities, this publication explore issues of the environment (constructed, cultivated or untended), public health, mobility and access, communication, and race, class and culture. Featuring authors from design fields of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and urban design.
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