Michael Mehaffy

Michael Mehaffy is a development consultant, researcher, planner, designer, author, and president of Structura Naturalis Inc. He will be leading a session at CNU 34 in Northwest Arkansas on “Small Towns Leading the Way on Zoning Code Reforms,” and discussing the QUIMBY methodology along with White Salmon mayor Marla Keethler and others.

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The urban dimensions of climate change: Lessons for a New Urbanism

Reining in sprawl is still the most important first step in transitioning to a more benign kind of settlement, and more responsible planning. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is only one of many benefits—but it is a significant one.
MICHAEL MEHAFFYMAR. 19, 2019
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Beyond resilience: Toward ‘antifragile’ urbanism

Let’s embrace and empower the collective skill in producing beautiful and well-adapted habitat, which is evident throughout human history.
MICHAEL MEHAFFYAPR. 17, 2019
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New Urbanism in the New Urban Agenda: Threads of an unfinished (global) reformation

The two charters represent a “paradigm shift” in the shaping of cities and towns, away from machinery and machine thinking, and back towards people. A May conference in Paris will explore them both.
MICHAEL MEHAFFYFEB. 28, 2022