Contents – February 2021
CONTENTS February Issue #157 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IDEAS FOR SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS… Social Network Theory and City Planning. […]
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The “Cloud”
More than you want to Know, But less than you need to Know. “The Cloud” is beginning to cover much
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Vision-Driven Strategy
The Idea of Vision-Driven Strategy. A strategy is the general idea one has about how to implement a vision. Essentially,
BOOKS
“What I Found in a Thousand Towns” by Dar Williams
The title tells the method, the book tells the whys and wherefores. “Positive proximity” is a big concept…”a state of
Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness.
Fractals, like the Powers of Ten, is a concept seemingly unrelated to urban design and city planning. However, understanding natural
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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Neighborhood Association Business Plans.
INTRODUCTION. A business plan for a neighborhood association may seem unusual or even too much, but consider that an association
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The Neighborhood Sociable.
PLANNING AND DESIGNING NEIGHBORHOODS TO CREATE SOCIAL CAPITAL. Complete neighborhoods, the ones with homes, apartments, parks, schools and shops, give
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Complexity Theory Overview.
CharacterTowns.org, from time to time, has injected descriptions of scientific methods and theories into the discussion of city planning. The
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Being Analytical, Tools to Get the Details Right.
STRATEGY IS A GUIDE TO A SET OF ACTIONS, BASED ON ANALYSIS. Strategies are comprehensive, long-range and forward-thinking; they consider