Category Archives: Europe

Getting Back

Posted on December 3, 2011 by LaDale Winling

There’s just a few weeks left in our European trip. We have traveled to many great sites and stayed in some wonderful places. But since we’re heading back to the States, I’m thinking about what I have missed most and … Continue reading →

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My Soundtrack

Posted on September 9, 2011 by LaDale Winling

If I could, I’d make this the soundtrack to my summer every year. The open air market in Syracuse, Sicily. Greg Hise once suggested to me the greatest change in urban history brought about by the rise of digital technology … Continue reading →

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Find the Shade

Posted on June 16, 2011 by LaDale Winling

Prior to starting my position at Virginia Tech, I will be living in Italy and England for the next 6 months. I am very fortunate to have this wonderful opportunity and this period will not only provide me with material … Continue reading →

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On the Overuse of Air Conditioning

Posted on June 8, 2008 by urbanoasis

A feature of summer that aggravates me to no end is the excessive use of air conditioning in public places and shops. I just had to flee from ERC because it was too cold in there — and I’m wearing … Continue reading →

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Questioning Economic Development

Posted on January 24, 2008 by urbanoasis

I still haven’t put together my theory or at least thoughts on a better evaluation of economic development, which I promised last summer. Based on my travels in the Mediterranean (which I will hopefully revisit this fall), there is a … Continue reading →

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Essence of a City

Posted on August 21, 2007 by urbanoasis

Recently I attended a dinner party with some fairly well-to-do suburbanites who all seem to pretty well rely on their automobiles. The conversation illustrated just how great the difference between American and European urbanism is. Basically, all the attractions of … Continue reading →

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Package Free/Waste Free

Posted on August 18, 2007 by urbanoasis

So this is a project, unlike the last one, that will see some results. You’ve of course heard of the 100 mile diet and other such fads, challenges, or lifestyles. One of the things my wife and I are interested … Continue reading →

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More Than a Thousand

Posted on August 7, 2007 by urbanoasis

Pantheon oculus Originally uploaded by urbanoasis Here’s a sample from my first round of film from the European trip. This is the Pantheon, one of the, if not the, most important buildings from antiquity. It was rebuilt on order of … Continue reading →

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Anarchy in Athens

Posted on July 28, 2007 by urbanoasis

Hungry massesdetailed Originally uploaded by Xrisindustrial Greetings from Exarheia, a former anarchist neighborhood in Athens that is turning decidedly upscale. Gee, where have I heard that story before? Still, read the wikipedia link on the university uprising that ended in … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Acropolis Blogging

Posted on July 25, 2007 by urbanoasis

Athenian Acropolis Originally uploaded by urbanoasis Athens seems to be a textbook case in how attracting a major event like the Olympic Games can spur economic development. They lost money hand over fist in the preparation and putting on the … Continue reading →

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