By Carl Schramm
There is no compelling narrative in our public discourse
today about what to do with cities that are no longer economically viable -
that are losing their populations in the wake of losing their economies. In
every such place, and there are dozens of them, the talk is of recovery, restoration,
often "renaissance." The alternative of seeing some of our cities as
smaller, operating on a different and more diminutive scale, is never heard.
Instead consultants bring bright visions that politicians and citizens know in
their hearts can't be realized. So how should we think about the re-development
of cities if the reality of de-development is ever to be turned around? [more...]
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