The way we think about, engage with and plan cities is changing dramatically through the use of data and visualization. This week, we look at…
1st Year Writing: Urban Sociology
Electronic Learning Portfolio
Month: November 2016
This week, we will look at the increasing importance of lifestyles and the rise of the so-called “creative class” for urban economies. We have already…
Richard Lloyd’s book, Neo-Bohemia: Art and Commerce in the Post-Industrial City looks at the development of the indie music scene in Chicago’s Wicker Park Neighborhood in…
On August 6th, 1988, Tomkins Square Park erupted in clashes between the police and a “diverse mix of anti-gentrification protesters, punks, housing activists, park inhabitants,…
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