By Hafsah Siddiqui The planning of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, presents a fascinating case through which neocolonial power can be understood. The process first began in 1959 under the patronage of military leader and president Ayub Khan. Greek planner and architect Constantinos Doxiadis, funded by the United States’ Ford Foundation, was brought in as an … [Read more...] about The Negotiation of Colonial Legacies in the Planning of Islamabad, Pakistan
“It took us 50 Fucking Years”: a Review of Rabble Rousers
By Samuel Stein If you’ve been around housing movements in New York City, or the U.S., or maybe anywhere, you have probably heard about a place called Cooper Square, where the people did the impossible: beat back the real estate speculators and aligned power brokers to take control of piece of their neighborhood, creating permanently affordable social housing while … [Read more...] about “It took us 50 Fucking Years”: a Review of Rabble Rousers
Review of The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice
By Lacey SigmonThe following piece is part of Progressive City's Planning for Environmental Justice series. Contributions reflect on this theme through a variety of lenses, such as environmental justice, combatting green gentrification, and exploring radical approaches to climate change. Read more about this series here. The Sustainability Myth: Environmental … [Read more...] about Review of The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice
Review of University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the Innovation District
By Carla Maria Kayanan University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the Innovation DistrictLaura Wolf-PowersUniversity of Pennsylvania Press204 Pages, Hardcover $39.95 USDWhen I was a doctoral student studying innovation districts, Professor Robert Fishman, my dissertation supervisor and internationally recognized expert in urban history, pointedly asked: … [Read more...] about Review of University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the Innovation District
REVIEW: Community Matters
Review by Tom Angotti Community MattersEdited by John Emmeus Davis Madison, WI, Terra Nostra Press, 2022. 250 pp, $7.50 US Community land trusts (CLTs) have emerged in many parts of the Americas and Europe as a means for securing community control of land and insuring that it is used to meet the long-term needs of communities, particularly the many whose needs are … [Read more...] about REVIEW: Community Matters