@sethalow

Distinguished Professor of #Anthropology, Geography & Environmental Psychology @GC_CUNY. Dir. of the Public Space Research Group at the GC. #MTAMO

Joined April 2014
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Yosemite embodies the long war over U.S. national park privatization - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/ripple/20…

Yosemite embodies the long war over U.S. national park privatization

Debate over turning public national park land into private profit dates back more than a century.

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Martha’s Vineyard Beach Keys Sell at a Premium | WSJ Homes for Sept. 4 - WSJ wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-h…

Unlocking Martha’s Vineyard’s Private Beaches: Inherit a Key or Pay Six Figures

Plus, the Ohio community where Travis Kelce just bought a historic mansion and America’s most expensive college towns.

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BBC Audio | The Food Chain | The regulars

Why some people frequent the same business again and again

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Matilde Cordoba presenting at the AAA on #beachpolitics
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Katherine McCaffrey presenting on beach politics and coastal futures
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Jesse McLaughlin presents at aaa conference in New Orleans
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Idil Onen presenting at the aaa conference in New Orleans
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Nehal Amer presenting at the aaa conference
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Biennale Spazio Pubblico » La Stanza dei Libri biennalespaziopubblico.it/la…
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Setha Low on Public Spaces - Social Science Space socialsciencespace.com/2025/…

Setha Low on Public Spaces

Having been raised in Los Angeles, a place with vast swathes of single-family homes connected by freeways, arriving in Costa Rica was an eye opener for the young cultural anthropologist Setha Low

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French historian Fernand Braudel saw history in three cycles, from days to decades to centuries. In Trump’s second term, all three are shifting at once. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A Guide to the New World Disorder

French historian Fernand Braudel saw history in three cycles, from days to decades to centuries. In Trump’s second term, all three are shifting at once.

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Opinion | With no public benches, America endures standing room only - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | Why must we all suffer? Bring back the benches.

America is increasingly standing room only.

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Opinion | The New American Inequality: The Cooled vs. the Cooked - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opini…

Opinion | The New American Inequality: The Cooled vs. the Cooked (Published 2025)

Heat waves are increasingly dangerous for those without water, shade and air-conditioning.

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Sponge cities: See how swapping concrete for natural ‘sponges’ can help combat flooding | CNN cnn.com/2025/08/14/style/vid…

Why concrete might be doing more harm than good in the fight against flood risks | CNN

Much of the modern world is built on the idea that we can control water. But concrete infrastructure is failing amid unprecedented levels of rain. With ‘sponge cities,’ landscape architect Kongjian...

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Mindless Machines, Mindless Myths | Los Angeles Review of Books@ lareviewofbooks.org/article/…

Mindless Machines, Mindless Myths | Los Angeles Review of Books

Erik J. Larson thinks about “Mindless: The Human Condition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” which traces Robert Skidelsky’s philosophical reckoning with AI, automation, and the illusion of...

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A Day at Two San Francisco Malls, One That Died and One That Thrived - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/08/02/us/sa…

A Day at Two San Francisco Malls, One That Died and One That Thrived (Published 2025)

The downtown mall was long considered a thriving retail anchor, while the suburban-style one was an afterthought. They had a surprising role reversal.

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Why Are Quiet Spaces Disappearing? - by Ted Gioia honest-broker.com/p/why-are-…

Why Are Quiet Spaces Disappearing?

And how do we get them back?

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Death of a Tree | Benjamin Swett | The New York Review of Books nybooks.com/online/2025/06/2…

Death of a Tree | Benjamin Swett

Some years ago I published a book called New York City of Trees. On facing pages of photographs and text, it presented portraits of fifty-five trees in

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Innovative parks aren't just bold urban design—they lower the temperature in cities - Fast Company fastcompany.com/91355796/inn…

Innovative parks aren't just bold urban design—they lower the temperature in cities

Parks like the High Line have a dramatic effect on the temperature of the city around them.

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