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The Staten Island Bluebelt: Storm Sewers, Wetlands, Waterways
by Urban Omnibus • December 1st, 2010
Dana Gumb explains how the City has engineered Staten Island's wetlands and waterways to enhance their natural ability to convey, store and filter stormwater.
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Stanley Greenberg: City as Organism, Only Some of it Visible
by Urban Omnibus • November 3rd, 2010
Photographer Stanley Greenberg talks to us about hidden systems, the photographer’s role in inspiring transformation, and issues of access, security and the public's right to know.
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Urban Topographies: Cuts & Patches
by Urban Omnibus • July 21st, 2010
Linda Pollak investigates mysterious carvings in the sidewalks of Lower Manhattan and finds that they have much to teach us about the ways natural forces determine urban form.
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Food and the Shape of Cities
by Urban Omnibus • February 24th, 2010
Sarah Rich and Nicola Twilley discuss the impact of food systems on the physical city in advance of Foodprint NYC, an event at Studio-X.
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