Agglomeration makes sense for widgets. However, art is a good whose production process and finished versions are both “consumable” curiosities. This underscores art as a product of socio-cultural interaction, which is incapable of being cordoned…
Post-industrialization is changing urban environments, providing an opportunity to revive cultural authenticity one neighborhood at a time. The lesson for planners and investors is that people seek meaningful personal interaction, and intimate cultural spaces can…
Technology has much to contribute to solving the basic problems of emerging global megacities. But planning is multi-dimensional, and technology is only one element. Life is still lived locally — in the villages and communities…
Transforming ASEAN into a robust economic community requires from member leaders not only stronger determination and deeper commitment but also a new strategy to make the regional integration process more vibrant, productive, collaborative and beneficial….
Urbanization is vital to China’s development over the next decade. In fact, the secondary cities will be just as important as the first-tier cities, if not more so, because they will play a key role…
Secondary cities must leverage their competitive advantage and proximity to regional markets, and build on their uniqueness. But still, a certain amount of inherent coordination among India’s secondary cities — whether facilitated at the central…
Bigger is not necessarily better. The primary cities of the world face complex challenges that accompany over-population. Knowledge industry employees living in primary cities must endure congestion, pollution, crime, and high cost of living. Secondary…
Polycentric governance is characterized by an organizational structure where multiple independent actors mutually order their relationships with one another under a general system of rules (V. Ostrom 1972). We argue that the idea of polycentricity…
The national economic and housing crisis has ravished communities all across the United States. This crisis continues to impact millions of people at all levels from those who are spending less on household items or…
