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Arab Cities
Arab Cities
Lessons from Amman
Population density in Amman (Source: Metropolitan Amman: Comprehensive Climate Plans, November 2020) I am a big fan of the work of the urban geographer Myriam ...
Resilience
Resilience
The Role of Technology in City Resilience
I’ve found myself reflecting on the role of technology more these days. It is definitely a means, not an end, in my world, and it ...
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
What if? A short piece…
… on Sustainable Cities of course! Thank you Voices of Future Generations for the chance to write for a younger audience… thoroughly enjoyed the experience ...
Climate Change
Climate Change
Changing the 20th century paradigm for Arid Cities
I wrote my latest piece for Nature of Cities on the work we have undertaken at Arup on planning and designing a more sustainable future ...
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Planning the ‘Islamic City’
Provocation In his recent book, The Well-Tempered City, Jonathan Rose describes the development of cities from 3100 ...
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The Battle for Home: exploring questions of identity and architecture
My latest article on The Nature of Cities highlights and explores some of the questions ...
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Urban Revitalization in Middle East Cities
I was recently asked to write a piece for Meeting of the Minds on the ...
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The first 10 years of my career
I have to start by apologizing for the silence on this blog during the past couple ...
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No one will adapt our cities for us
If April was the month of resilience, then May was definitely the month of adaptation ...
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Resilience: what can cities learn from Byblos and Pittsburgh
April has been an exciting month for Resilience. The first resilience strategies for the Middle East ...
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