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Conservatives and Urbanism

July 23, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Matthew Yglesias - Straight Talk on Gasoline on drilling and how conservative deviation from free-market principles has hurt the environment:Meanwhile, take something like the accessory dwellings issue. Here you have a bunch of regulations that make it illegal for people to live more densely. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, Environment, zoning Tagged With: conservatism, Environment, gasoline, parking, privilege, socialism, Urbanism

Urban[ism] Legend: Density is Bad for the Environment

July 20, 2008 By Adam Hengels

This is a topic I want to cover more thoroughly, but for now I present a one hour documentary video on green buildings for you leisurely viewing.I came across the snagfilms website from a recent Wall Street Journal article. Most of the documentary videos lean towards "progressive" tastes, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Environment, Urban[ism] Legends, video Tagged With: density, documentary, Environment, Friedman, government, Transportation, Urbanism

New Research on the Economics of Green Buildings

July 10, 2008 By Adam Hengels

There is little reliable research into the economic returns of high-performance (green) features of buildings, but Professor John Quigley plans to release his groundbreaking research on the subject this Fall.I am very excited to learn this news, and will certainly look forward to reviewing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, Environment Tagged With: development, energy, Environmental, green, Haas, John Quigley, leed, research

Does Urban Farming Make Sense?

May 19, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Matthew Yglesias just posted a thought referring to a recent NY Magazine article about skyfarming:Should we build agricultural skyscrapers in-or-near our major cities? It's certainly a cool idea. I think I'm going to put the notion that this is actually environmentally sound and feasible in my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, Environment Tagged With: construction, energy, farming, green roofs, skyscrapers, Urban Farming, Urbanism

Sowell: Green “Disparate Impact”

April 13, 2008 By Adam Hengels

NIMBYism and exclusionary zoning has helped "preserve the character" of desirable urban areas by driving out the economically unfortunate.Green Disparate Impact … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Environment, planning, zoning Tagged With: Economics, NIMBY, race issues, zoning

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