Crisis—whether natural disaster, technological failure, economic collapse, or shocking acts of violence— can offer opportunities for collaboration, consensus building, and transformative social change. Communities often experience a surge of collective energy and purpose in the aftermath of crisis. Rather than rely on government and private-sector efforts to deal with crises through prevention and mitigation, we can harness post-crisis forces for recovery and change through innovative collaborative planning. Community collaboration in response to crisis is the focus of the book Collaborative Resilience, edited by Bruce Goldstein, Associate Professor in the Department of Planning and Design.
Learning Landscapes partners with Denver Public Schools, Colorado Organic Producers Association (COPA) and Sprout City Farms (SCF) to launch a pilot urban agriculture program at McGlone Elementary School in Denver.
Graduate students in an urban design studio in the College of Architecture and Planning are collaborating with colleagues at Arizona State University to explore the possibilities for creating vital urban hubs where canals meet major streets in Phoenix.
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