From the get-go, what has interested me about new-build eco-cities is that so many of them have sprung up around the world in a relatively short time span. Because of that, my original plan had been to keep a wider focus for […]
Greetings from Masdar City!
Over winter break, I had the opportunity to go visit Masdar City in person. Among other things, I found that 1) Masdar is a bizarre and fascinating place, and 2) the world can be oddly serendipitous. On that second bit, first: […]
Start of an outline
I thought it was about time to start laying out my ideas, so here is the start of an outline. It still needs to be fleshed out in many areas, but represents the way I’m thinking about framing my argument. […]
Building a methodology
The new plan for my thesis is to dig into master planned eco-cities. Beginning in the early 2000s, dozens of development plans for brand new, sustainable cities began showing up in countries as diverse as the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, China, […]
Working on questions (take two)
I’m reworking my capstone. As a first step, I’ve tried to generate as many research questions as possible. Clearly, I’ll have to distill them down a bit to get to a manageable project, but for now here it goes: In […]