Book: Ordinary Cities, Extraordinary Geographies
2026-01-24
In 2025, I began to not only muse significantly more on the topic of ‘ordinary cities’, but also realize it as a key developing research interest andContinue Reading
Book: Rewriting Exurbia
2025-08-18
Today I finished the book ‘Rewriting Exurbia: New people in aging sprawl’ by Lawrence Davis (ListLab Publisher). I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in and/orContinue Reading
Book: Urban Gardening and the Struggle for Social and Spatial Justice
2025-07-27
Added to my summer reading stack: ‘Urban Gardening and the Struggle for Social and Spatial Justice’, edited by Chiara Certoma, Susan Noori and Dr.-Ing. Martin Sondermann (ManchesterContinue Reading
Reading ‘Rewriting Exurbia’
2025-06-30
When I learned about the book ‘Rewriting Exurbia: New People in Aging Sprawl,’ I knew I had to read it. I am interested in the urban sphere,Continue Reading
Reading ‘Earth in the Balance’
2025-06-19
I first read Al Gore’s ‘Earth in the Balance’ in the mid or late 90’s. I recall being affected by it then. The paperback I had thenContinue Reading
Temporal Rhythms & Neighborhood Life
2025-05-23
I recently finished the book ‘The 15-Minute City: A Solution to Saving Our Time & Our Planet’ by Carlos Moreno. As a person who spent many yearsContinue Reading
Book: Barcelona Superilla
2025-05-05
Not only am I completely fascinated by ‘superilla’ after my recent first meeting with Francesco, one of the authors of ‘Barcelona Superilla’, but overall also with theContinue Reading
Ordinary Cities: Attention to the Mundane
2025-04-15
I know in my heart and soul how encounters with and presence in mundane yet quality, well-designed, and planned spaces feel, but I am still finding theContinue Reading
Book: The 15-Minute City
2025-01-08
‘The 15-Minute City A Solution to Saving Our Time and Our Planet’ by Carlos Moreno (Wiley) – soon to be extensively underlined, highlighted and of course referenced in my upcomingContinue Reading
An ‘Ecology of Proximity’
2024-12-08
I am busy with my nose in stacks and stacks of books and papers this month My literature review for my dissertation papers spanned years and includesContinue Reading