In the United States Donald Shoup transformed the way urban planners think about car parking. Because it’s weird that our streets have become giant car parks.| the next wave
Our politics right now are a disappointing wrangle between a politics of the past and managing the present. We deserve a bit more.| the next wave
People have spent years trying to discredit or ignore Limits to Growth. But when you populate the model with the best recent data, collpase starts about now.| the next wave
Trump’s tariffs are part of a consistent worldview. But it is detached from how the global economy now works, and is blind to American vulnerabilities.| the next wave
Neoliberalism has been reshaped as plutocracy. But in the United States, the plutocrats may have over-reached themselves.| the next wave
Eden and Ackerman’s power and interest grid started life as a stakeholder mapping tool. It also works as a way to understand actor dynamics.| the next wave
The impact of GLP-1 drugs seems to be real, not a fad. But they’re an expensive way to deal with problems that have been created by Big Food.| the next wave
Not so much a ‘best of’ list as the books that are still resonating with me at the end of the year.| the next wave
An American lawsuit against the food sector giants on the health impact of ultra-processed foods is a legal first.| the next wave
States have a shelf life of about 200 years. They get worse at recovering from shocks over time.| the next wave