Small Cities and Towns as Players in the Global Economy: The Character Town as an Entrepreneurial Town.
A vision that many small cities and towns may have is to be a participant in the global economy. With […]
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“Plastic Game Changer: How to Reduce Plastic in your Organization to Make a Difference to Plastic Pollution” by Amanda Keetley
Introduction. Less Plastic is an organization founded by people concerned about the permanence of plastic in our oceans. Their book, Plastic Game
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Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath by Ted Koppel
Implications for Small Cities and Towns. Electricity is the essential infrastructure in America’s economy andsociety. Small cities and towns have it
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Main Street Parks and Plazas, Open Air “Third Places”
MAIN STREET “THIRD PLACES” WHERE PEOPLE MEET CASUALLY, IN A PLEASANT SETTING. Downtown parks and plazas are ideal “third places”.
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Being Self-Sufficient, Special Main Street Districts
Make “Special Districts” Special. A downtown district, as a legal and geographically specific entity has the opportunity to control its
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“Arrival City, How the Largest Migration in History Reshaped Our World” by Doug Saunders
Arrival City has many instructive ideas for the immigration-driven discussion today; and for those who plan cities. The U.S. used to
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“Playing to Win, How Strategy Really Works” by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin
Strategy is the game. Michael Porter inspired A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin to write a book about strategy; namely, Playing
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Downtown Mobility: Getting Anyone Anywhere at Anytime, Cheaply and Safely
DOWNTOWN MOBILITY. Downtowns host a wide variety of uses and activities. Access is all about mobility; mobility thrives on multiple
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Systematize Everything
Downtown is a System of Systems. Main street businesses and districts have marketing systems, infrastructure systems, regulatory systems and organizational
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Herman Kahn “Futurist”
“Herman Kahn was a founder of the Hudson Institute and one of the preeminent futurists of the latter part of