The City of Scottville is lacking basic walking infrastructure throughout the city, making it difficult and dangerous for children to walk and bike to school. These same issues have made it difficult for residents to access important landmarks, such as a mushroom factory that is the largest employer in the area. Furthermore, the sidewalk issues,…[Read more]

This project will allow the Kettunen Center of Tustin, Michigan to gain strategies for future success. The center is currently a conference and retreat center that is owned and operated by Michigan 4-H. Their primary goal is to bring new life to the center while engaging youth on a broader scale. In order to reach the center’s full potential, s…[Read more]

This initiative, led by a transdisciplinary design collaborative, studio[Ci] was now in the implementation phase. Studio[Ci] engages students in more diverse leadership roles, advances through generative design and digital fabrication, the HNZE prototype structure and canopy, and attracts additional partners and in-kind contributions. At the end…[Read more]

Green infrastructure, encompassing natural and semi-natural spaces and systems, offers ecological and social benefits within urban areas. In the context of low-income communities, the social and environmental aspects of implementing green infrastructure assume significant importance. This research examines key terms related to green infrastructure…[Read more]

Public transportation systems are pivotal in fostering sustainable mobility within green cities by addressing key environmental and societal challenges. This study highlights the significance of public transportation in promoting sustainability in green cities. It explores various factors including modal shift, mass transportation, integrated…[Read more]

Bike Green buildings have emerged as key contributors to urban sustainability, offering significant potential to drive positive environmental and economic outcomes. This research study explores the multifaceted impact of green buildings on energy consumption and their role in mitigating climate change, enhancing energy efficiency, and fostering a…[Read more]

Bike sharing programs have emerged as a popular solution to promote sustainable transportation in urban areas. This research abstract presents five key points that highlight the effectiveness of bike sharing programs in encouraging sustainable transportation. Firstly, these programs facilitate a modal shift by providing convenient access to…[Read more]

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One of the most striking things about speculative literature of the twenty-first century has been its increasingly focussed interest in imagining impending disaster: from the escalating likelihood of biblical deluge on a planetary scale to looming ecocatastrophes of drought and…[Read more]

This article explores an emerging cluster of ecocatastrophe narratives that locate utopian possibility within the Earth’s sub-crustal lithosphere. Texts such as N. K. Jemisin’s “Broken Earth” trilogy (2015–2017), J. G. Ballard’s The Crystal World (1966), Lars von Trier’s film Melancholia (2011), Irene Solà’s Catalan novel When I Sing, Mountains…[Read more]

Du sage Varnava la merveilleuse apparition de sa vision avec exemple pour tous, cette traduction-recréation roumaine en vers du Dialogus du poète baroque hongrois Nyéki Vörös Mátyas, effectuée en Transylvanie en 1670, peut être considérée comme la première œuvre du pope Ioan de Vintz. Sur le plan européen, sa Vision de Varnava représente l…[Read more]