Michael Dudley

Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.

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With graduate degrees in city planning and library science, Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.

A $24 Billion Plan for Dealing with Canada's Nuclear Waste

The Canadian Nuclear Waste Management Organization believes that polluter-pay "Adaptive Phased Management" is the answer to dealing with the long-term risks posed by the country's nuclear waste.

Is the 'Urban Renaissance' an Urban Myth?

The idea that American cities have made a comeback has been uncritically embraced. Unfortunately, cities aren't doing as well as we think they are, writes Joel Kotkin.

Vision for a Progressive 'Ownership Society'

Communities and cities can benefit from a more communal and equitable approach to "ownership", argues Gar Alperovitz, one that embraces cooperatives, land trusts and non-profit neighborhood corporations.

Urban Agricultural Policy Needed

It's time to start steering farm subsidies to small-scale and more sustainable agricultural operations within the nation's metropolitan regions, argues Neal Pierce.

Oil in an Age of Scarcity

The Canadian national newspaper The Globe and Mail begins a week-long look at what 'peak oil' will mean for the world.