An inquiry on rebel cities: How spatial morphology sets the stage for urban movements

An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Urban Spatial Form and CO2 in Chinese Cities

Although several studies have explained the effect of urbanization on China’s carbon emissions, most have focused on population urbanization, while ignoring the urban spatial form. This study investigates the impact of urban spatial form, measured by residential density, on the evolution of carbon emissions of 108 cities from 2003 to 2013 in China. The main results are as follows: (1) although ...

Cities: A Philosophical Inquiry

Two years ago, the distribution of the world’s people reached the point at which over half now live in cities. Some social scientists and urban planners (but few political leaders other than those of large municipalities) had seen this change coming. With one group of exceptions, philosophers have paid less attention to the subject. I would like to advance some ideas about how to think philosop...

A Framework for Urban Morphology with Respect to the Form

The Onward Sweep of Social Capital: Causes and Consequences for Understanding Cities, Communities and Urban Movements

Only a couple of decades ago urban movements were demanding, usually without much success, increased participation by the grassroots and a democratization of urban politics. Even though they staged what were perceived as ‘urban revolts’ (Castells, 1983: 65) and ‘backyard revolutions’ (Boyte, 1980), the structures of local decisionmaking did not open up very far; established interests in urban r...

An inquiry on the dependence of ethics upon religion

and imperfection fails to be considered as a basis for ethics. Otherwise, human happiness would not occur. In this way, the important part of religion in the field is clear. The sacredness of ethics, the signification and guarantee of ethical orders and presenting ethical examples can be counted as different dimensions for this relationship. Ethical system originated from interaction of religio...