Cities

A design to save American citiesIn new book, urban studies professor Brent Ryan says shrinking American cities should stop emulating the suburbs and start supporting creative rebuilding ideas.

Lots of troubleIn a new book, an MIT urban planner rethinks the mundane, ubiquitous parking lot.

‘Storm of the Century?’ Try ‘Storm of the Decade’With climate change, today’s ‘100-year floods’ may happen every three to 20 years, according to new research.

New books from the School of Architecture + PlanningAddressing the environment, cities, architecture, angry people and ‘Creative Magic’

3 Questions: Dennis Frenchman on making cities sustainableHow the form of urban spaces adds to the energy they use.

3 Questions: Amy Glasmeier on rebuilding after disaster hitsFrom tornadoes to flooding, nature has taken a heavy toll in America this year. What are the challenges cities like Joplin and Tuscaloosa will face while rebuilding?

Chicago hopeAmbitious attempt to help the city’s poor by moving them out of troubled housing projects is having mixed results, MIT study finds.

3 Questions: Lawrence Vale on rebuilding HaitiAn MIT urban design expert explains why devastated cities are nearly always rebuilt — but why Haiti faces special challenges to reconstruction.