Rurban development is about creating a seamless connection between rural traditions and urban opportunities, fostering sustainable growth while preserving cultural identity. As we navigate the challenges of urbanization, it’s crucial to explore innovative ways to empower semi-urban and rural communities through smart planning, economic linkages, and inclusive policies. This space is dedicated to sharing fascinating insights, groundbreaking research, and fostering meaningful discussions on how we can reshape our landscapes. Join me in exploring transformative ideas, exchanging knowledge, and driving collaborative efforts towards building thriving rurban spaces that blend the best of both worlds.
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Urban Interdependencies: How Flows, Networks, and Nodes Sustain Urban Systems
When grocery store shelves went empty during COVID, cities didn’t fail.Their dependencies did. Yet when we talk about the future of cities, the conversation almost always circles the same terrain: affordability, economic stability, environmental quality, and infrastructure. These are important. But one of the most defining conditions of urban life is still treated as an…
The Rules of the Block: Why Neighborhoods Are Systems, Not Addresses
Most of us experience the city not as a master plan or a policy document, but through a block, a street, or a cluster of familiar places. It is at the neighborhood scale that cities become livable or unlivable. Yet despite this, neighborhoods are often treated as secondary units in urban planning, rather than as…
Blind Replications: The Copy-Paste Trap
Preserving and reviving the place’s authenticity means a lot to me. I have been advocating for this cause for the past decade as I travel and explore more cities that are losing their original essence and trying to imitate each other’s success formulas. Well, this is the subject for this month’s session on “What Really…
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