How a Real Dog Taught a Robot Dog to Walk.
We at CharacterTowns.org, like you, have seen videos of biped robots walking and climbing small berms and rocky slopes, so […]
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Articles provided by wck planning and articles by others discuss a wide variety of issues and opportunities facing small cities and towns. Ideas matter and history helps with practical and conceptual ideas and information about cities, city planning and city-building. The Articles gallery of CharacterTowns.org presents papers that discuss issues and opportunities for those thinking and doing city-building.
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Remote Engagement.
Here in April 2020, life has become dominated by social distancing and remote engagement. The substitute for personal interactions has
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Small City Support for Main Street Businesses.
OVERVIEW. Small cities depend mightily on their main street businesses and ambiance. Neighborhoods, development corridors and open space systems have
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The Mercantile Library
Specialty Libraries. Public libraries have been presented as places that provide a wide range of community, entrepreneurial and economic development
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The Public Library: The City’s Economic Incubator.
HISTORICAL ROLE OF LIBRARIES. Libraries have always served as repositories for a wide range of knowledge. From the Greeks of
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Specialty Museums and Libraries.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL DESTINATIONS. Libraries and museums, and co-located libraries and museums are great economic development assets. They celebrate what
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FROM THE BOSTON GLOBE: Prom dresses, cake pans, and power tools: Welcome to the new public library
Public libraries have evolved to meet the needs of their communities, with some even building housing. As needs continue to
Robert K. Merton and the Social Sphere of Sustainability.
Robert K. Merton is a social scientist in the tradition of the founders of sociology contributing to an understanding of
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Sustainable Urbanism…Sociology and the Social Sphere of Sustainability.
CharacterTowns.org is devoted to the ideas and ideals of sustainable urbanism and especially the social sphere of the sustainability system.
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PEARL/BROADWAY CULTURAL CORRIDOR
GOOD TIMES ARE ALWAYS BREWING Head to the river. The northern reach, that is. Leisurely stroll down the River Walk’s