http://localhost/taxonomy/term/278/all en http://localhost/2009/06/16/dont-demolish-detroit <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden prose"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/5516536/US-cities-may-have-to-be-bulldozed-in-order-to-survive.html">following story</a> about a presidential program to demolish whole neighborhoods of inner city fabric in the United States and turn them back into wilderness has been making the rounds around news blogs.</p> <blockquote><p>Having outlined his strategy to Barack Obama during the election campaign, Mr Kildee has now been approached by the US government and a group of charities who want him to apply what he has learnt to the rest of the country.</p></blockquote></div></div></div> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:50:53 +0000 Mathieu Helie 134 at http://localhost http://localhost/2008/02/11/dying-in-dignity-berlin-and-the-american-city <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden prose"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The whole class went on a study trip to Berlin last week. The city is mesmerizing in the way it clings to life despite having been the site of tragedy after tragedy in the past century. This made the appearance of renowned American urban history professor Kenneth T. Jackson at the technical university somewhat ridiculous, as he chose to begin his talk by speaking of Detroit.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:12:28 +0000 Mathieu Helie 89 at http://localhost