The Next American City
Encyclopedia
Next American City is a national urban affairs magazine based in Philadelphia.
First published in March 2003, the magazine promotes socially, economically and environmentally sustainable practices in urban areas across the country and examines how and why cities are changing. Each issue covers topics such as planning
, transportation, urban economies
, housing
, environmental issues, and housing.
, as The Next American City; its title was shortened in 2008. The first issue was distributed in Spring of 2003 and received favorable coverage in The New York Times
, The New Yorker
, and The Baltimore Sun
, among others.
Beginning in 2008, then-editor and publisher Diana Lind expanded NAC's events series to incorporate an annual leadership summit called Next American Vanguard and its new media conference Open Cities: New Media's Role in Shaping Urban Policy . The magazine's exposure widened beyond urban policy circles, with coverage in Monocle
", PAPER Magazine and elsewhere.
First published in March 2003, the magazine promotes socially, economically and environmentally sustainable practices in urban areas across the country and examines how and why cities are changing. Each issue covers topics such as planning
Urban planning
Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
, transportation, urban economies
Urban economics
Urban economics is broadly the economic study of urban areas; as such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance...
, housing
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, environmental issues, and housing.
History
The magazine was founded in late 2002 by Seth Brown and Adam Gordon, former roommates at Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, as The Next American City; its title was shortened in 2008. The first issue was distributed in Spring of 2003 and received favorable coverage in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, and The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....
, among others.
Beginning in 2008, then-editor and publisher Diana Lind expanded NAC's events series to incorporate an annual leadership summit called Next American Vanguard and its new media conference Open Cities: New Media's Role in Shaping Urban Policy . The magazine's exposure widened beyond urban policy circles, with coverage in Monocle
Monocle (2007 magazine)
Monocle is a lifestyle magazine and website founded by Tyler Brûlé, a Canadian journalist and entrepreneur. Described by CBC News reporter Harry Forestell as a "meeting between Foreign Policy and Vanity Fair", the magazine provides a globalist perspective on issues as fashion, international...
", PAPER Magazine and elsewhere.
Awards
- Winner, Best Association / Nonprofit Website, Folio:Eddie Award, 2009
- Nominee, Best Social/Cultural Coverage, Utne Reader, 2009
- Winner, Best Redesign, Folio: Ozzie Award, 2008
- Nominee, Best Social/Cultural Coverage, Utne Reader, 2007