{"id":1489,"date":"2021-03-27T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainingplace.com\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2021-03-27T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T15:55:29","slug":"tidbits-and-events-sustaining-a-citys-culture-and-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainingplace.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/27\/tidbits-and-events-sustaining-a-citys-culture-and-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Tidbits and  Events, Sustaining a City&#8217;s Culture and Character"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781538133248\/Sustaining-a-Citys-Culture-and-Character-Principles-and-Best-Practices\">Sustaining a City&#8217;s Culture and Character<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>provides a catalog of techniques that emphasize \u201cbottom up,\u201d resident-based input. Such input includes local history, building forms, natural and open spaces,\u00a0cultural\u00a0assets and tradition, and related policy, planning, and regulatory examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a 27 March update on developments and release events for the book.  The book is in the early stages of a &#8220;release season,&#8221; spanning American, Australian, United Kingdom, and European launch dates. Books are beginning to appear worldwide, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Sustaining-Citys-Culture-Character-Principles-ebook\/dp\/B08Q76D44R\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\">Kindle edition<\/a> is readily available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Place Parts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 17 (and growing) short videos addressing book concepts and approaches&#8211;often with live guests&#8211;see the Place Parts series <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainingplace.com\/?s=%23placeparts&amp;sort=newest\">elsewhere on this site<\/a>, and on the Place Parts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLYJvBCf4BejrNFmC0UPxcaok0cL8kWLAM\">YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several advance reviews appear in the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6qdRm4yJua4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>The 11 advance reviews for the book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All scheduled events are virtual. For those events without full details at present, watch the indicated links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February 2 (available now): Urbanistica Podcast, Stockholm&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/Urbanistica\/episodes\/eng-sustaining-a-citys-culture-and-character-charles-wolfe\">https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/Urbanistica\/episodes\/eng-sustaining-a-citys-culture-and-character-charles-wolfe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 13: Recording date for Nicole Bremner Podcast, London; details will appear at <a href=\"https:\/\/nicolebremner.com\/\">https:\/\/nicolebremner.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 14, 18:00 BST: Urban Design Group, London; Panelist, \u201cCharacter and Local Distinctiveness,\u201d&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udg.org.uk\/events\/2021\/character-local-distinctiveness\">https:\/\/www.udg.org.uk\/events\/2021\/character-local-distinctiveness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 12: Delphi Conversation V, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm; details will appear at&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/futureofplaces\/events\/delphi-conversations\/the-delphi-conversations-1.733433\">https:\/\/www.kth.se\/futureofplaces\/events\/delphi-conversations\/the-delphi-conversations-1.733433<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 27, 10:00 AM EDT: Proud Places Book Club, USA (Facebook Live), <a href=\"https:\/\/proudplaces.com\/bookclub\">https:\/\/proudplaces.com\/bookclub<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 8, 7:30 PM PDT: Town Hall Seattle; details will appear at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/event-listings\/?p47670=1\">https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/event-listings\/?p47670=1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 29-July 3: Book Launch Event\/Round Table, ISUF (International Seminar on Urban Form) 28, Glasgow; details will appear at <a href=\"http:\/\/isuf2021.com\/\">http:\/\/isuf2021.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July __, Noon EDT: Congress for the New Urbanism \u201cOn the Park Bench\u201d webinar\/book presentation; details will appear at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnu.org\/resources\/on-the-park-bench\">https:\/\/www.cnu.org\/resources\/on-the-park-bench <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will update this post on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.  .  .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review the special \u201clanding page\u201d for\u00a0<em>Sustaining a City\u2019s Culture and Character<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/page.rowman.com\/pages\/16609\/26636\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustaining a City&#8217;s Culture and Character\u00a0provides a catalog of techniques that emphasize \u201cbottom up,\u201d resident-based input. 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