The U.S. Social Forum: Major Success for Networking
By Peter Marcuse The U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta this July was a major success. There were some 10,000 people in attendance, 951 workshops..
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Fall 2007 Security and Planning
Security and Planning After 9-11 by Amy Siciliano and Norma Rantisi Networked Security in the City: A Call to Action for Planners by Matt..
Israel’s Wall in Palestine: Control, not Security
By Gary Fields In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and soon after that South African apartheid crumbled. At the time it appeared that such..
Civic Duty: From Neighborhood Watch to ‘USAOnWatch’
By Marilena Liguori On November 8, 2001 and in the wake of 9/11, President George W. Bush called on all Americans “to serve by bettering..
Networked Security in the City: A Call to Action for Planners
By Matt Hidek Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United States government has developed defensive strategies to protect its cities..
Summer 2007 Post Katrina Planning and Organizing
Grassroots Disaster Recovery Planning: New Orleans and Beyond Jason Neville and Clara Irazábal Social Justice in New Orleans: Planning..
Planning and Neoliberalism: The Challenge for Radical Planners
By Kanishka Goonewardena The “real” planner must be a radical planner, planning for social justice and social change. In order..
Community Organizing and Rebellion: Neighborhood Councils in El Alto, Bolivia
By Emily Achtenberg Visitors to La Paz in August 2004 experienced a rare event: a day without car horns, gasoline fumes and traffic..
Developing Sustainable Housing: Moving Beyond Green
By David A. Turcotte The United States has almost 90 million residential structures. While few have been built in a sustainable manner, we..
Social Justice in New Orleans – Planning after Katrina
By Peter Marcuse This is intended by the author as a framework for discussion, and it should be stated at the outset that, if limits to..
