by Alexandra J Tohme What is Regenerative Placemaking? While “sustainability” focuses on reducing humans’ harmful impact on the natural environment to…

by Alexandra J Tohme Why do we need a new approach to development? For many reasons, but a most apparent…

by Alexandra J Tohme A toolkit for realizing opportunity and managing risk What is the approach? At Future of Cities…

by Alexandra J Tohme Regenerative Placemaking involves re-igniting our relationships with the natural environment, with our neighbors and communities, and cultural…

As global populations keep densifying, it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide adequate housing to meet demand. With high population growth comes steep rising costs of materials, land, and rent in general. Where rent on average costs 30% of people’s income, it now accounts for 43% in cities like Miami,  San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, and New York. 

Shaping America’s Role in the Post-COVID World On March 4th, 2022, Future of Cities participated in the annual digitally mediated…

As extreme weather events, like sea-level rise, wildfires, and other ecological disasters occur, climate change is becoming a more real…

We have faced numerous pivotal events throughout history that have forced behavioral changes. The “Black Death” plague was one of these events: deadly sickness and the absence of advanced technology preceded the rebirth era. The Renaissance was an era of change. It led to the rise of inspiring ideas, flourishing art, and the reinvention of principles and social structures. 

by Alexandra J Tohme The water movement of our bodies — as we express it in the dance — is…

Defined as a strategic process of (re)igniting people’s relationship to socio-ecological systems through place-specific activations, regenerative placemaking harnesses the key strengths of regenerative development and placemaking practices.

A Conversation with Scott Francisco on a new NY State Bill & tropical deforestation Regenerative Placemaking Demonstration Series by: Alexandra…

A Regenerative Placemaking Demonstration Project by Alexandra J Tohme Nestled in the heart of central Florida, ChoZen Retreat Center opened its gates to…