Author: Owen Lingerfelt

My family was discussing Chat GPT and AI that other day, so I decided to see what AI has to say about Urban Planning. So instead of looking at research and articles today, I used Copilot. Urban planning is a multidisciplinary field focused on the development and management of land use, infrastructure, and community services…

This article caught my eye – curious how one would re-design or fix an overpopulated city. Link to the article: 10 Examples of Urban design solutions for overpopulated cities – RTF | Rethinking The Future Reading about cities around the world and projects they completed to incorporate more sustainable features was interesting. Created a park…

In my research of urban planning and sustainable development, I have found that cultural geography is often weaved through these topics. It is the sense of place and belonging to a community. Cultural geography – Human Geography – Research Guides at Dartmouth College This article has a great summary definition of cultural geography – it…

Article: Urban Planning: A Guide to 7 Key Concepts It was interesting to understand the different aspects of a career in urban planning – I didn’t realize there were so many focus areas within urban planning. Specifically there are several different specialties of urban planners – Strategic Urban Planning, Land Use Planning, Master Planning, Urban…

This article caught my eye – it is about cities and re-use of office buildings. After COVID the office market has been a tough one. With remote work / work from home, a lot of companies have downsized their office space. This has left large vacancies across the country – especially in high priced cities…

According to a new ranking – London, New York and Paris have been named the world’s most sustainable and livable cities. The other cities in the top 10 areTokyo, Berlin, Washington DC, Copenhagen, Oslo, Singapore and San Francisco. The ranking comes from the IESE Cities in Motion index which evaluates at 183 cities in 92 countries. The…

I was curious to know what projects are in “my backyard” – regarding urban planning – sustainable and re-development locally in Richmond Virginia. Link to the City of Richmond Planning and Development Review board. Plans | Richmond I live in Henrico County which is on the west side of the city. I also looked at…

This scientific research journal (paper) takes a look at climate risks for cities – and the plans local governments have to mitigate these risks. It also looks at how these remediation efforts are funded and if they include sustainable design. Here are some interesting facts that are cited in this paper that show that there…

This is an interesting read on how Australia needs to build over a million homes in the next 5 years – however they need to be designed to withstand the increasing weather conditions. In recent years natural disasters have increased including fires, floods and cyclones and infrastructure has not held up against these conditions. There…

I learned about tree canopy requirements in this article, which I was not aware of. If you look around, there should be at least 30% of the area with trees and tree cover. There are also requirements for parks and green spaces. There is a “3+30+300 rule” for greener, healthier, more heat tolerant cities. This…