On the problem of too much urban infrastructure: or, constraint by obdurate legacies: nextcity.org/infrastructure… @Thad_Miller

I've read things here there from Stephen Graham—who does STS/urban stuff—looks like I have a lot more to read: ncl.ac.uk/apl/staff/prof…

#Lindblom [1959] contrasts planning methods a) Rational-Comprehensive (Root), b) "Successive Limited Comparisons" (Branch); supports latter

12. Urbanism is a network effect.

"'Cosmopolis': a construction site of the mind & heart, a city of genuine acceptance of, connection w/, respect & space for 'the stranger.'"

“Still Muddling, Not Yet Through.” #Lindblom 1979 follows classic 1959 "Science of Muddling Through" dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76168450/pdf… #incrementalism

"traditional planning, couched in..technical competence & public interest, has primarily served the most powerful." dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76168450/pdf…

The CyberCities Reader (2004). Key computing/urbanism compilation. Intro avail at GBooks+Amz books.google.com/books?id=6Oe1m…

"Much of what's happened to the world's cities since WWII can be traced to a few visionaries who lived long ago, often ignored & rejected."

The CyberCities Reader (2004). Key computing/urbanism compilation. Intro avail at GBooks+Amz books.google.com/books?id=6Oe1m…

"God made the world, but the Dutch made Holland." floating architecture projects. pbs.org/newshour/rundo… Saskia de Melker

Mycotecture: using bricks of fungus to build bit.ly/1caUY7g via The Atlantic