Cahokia: America’s Ancient Metropolis
The ancient Native American city of Cahokia supported an estimated 20,000 residents at its height and featured scores of earthen mounds. However, by 1400 it was abandoned.
cities
"Not Out of the Woods: Preserving the Human in Environmental Architecture"
In this article, Andrew Light and Aurora Wallace highlight several examples of how environmental architecture has combined success and failure at taking a broader view of environmental questions, with a specific focus on one green skyscraper that may be good for the natural environment but not necessarily for the human environment of the city.
Sjölander-Lindqvist, Annelie, "Conflicting Perspectives on Water in a Swedish Railway Tunnel Project"
In her article Annelie Sjölander-Lindqvist highlights several examples of how environmental architecture has combined success and failure at taking a broader view of environmental questions.
Detroit Wild City
The film depicts the rise, fall, and rebirth of the postindustrial city Detroit.
The End of Time
Montreal and Its Waters: An Entangled History
This article highlights how Montreal’s relationship to its water sources has always been experienced and mediated through two intersecting processes: the actual state and presence of water in the landscape, and current representations of water and the ways in which water manifests itself in everyday life.
Brand, Stewart, "4 Environmental Heresies"
Stewart Brand talks about cities, nuclear power, genetic modification, and geo-engineering.
After London; or, Wild England
An early eco-apocalyptic novel set in the wilderness of post-urban England.
St. Petersburg and Its Backbone: The Neva River as Gateway to Europe and the Sword of Damocles
Villes et catastrophes: Réactions face a l'urgence dans l'histoire européenne
Covering a wide geographical range of European countries, the articles in this edited collection investigate urban disasters such as floods, fires, earthquakes, and epidemic diseases.