by Mark Douglas Wessel | Jul 6, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun It’s not so much a bridge that is connecting Rotterdam’s north and south. Rather it’s initiatives such as the introduction of rooftop gardens, playgrounds and works of art Since the destruction of most of Rotterdam in the Netherlands...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Oct 30, 2019 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network Lori Nikkel has a lot to say when it comes to our relationship with food. Among them: there’s more than enough to feed everyone; we don’t have a food problem… we have a distribution problem; and food waste is most definitely tied to...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | May 9, 2019 | Stories
Original source: Child in the City We intrinsically know that cities are made up of bricks and mortar… from buildings, bridges and highways to other hard assets. But increasingly, urbanists are using the analogy of a ‘living organism’ to describe cities, reflecting...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Sep 10, 2018 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network If you live in an urban setting, then whether you know it or not that tree on your property big or small, is part of an urban forest. And while many of us have difficulty grasping the concept of an urban forest (we literally can’t...
