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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Startup Communities, Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City by Brad Feld
Brad Feld’s book offers a succinct, insightful and readable view into the world of entrepreneurs, the people that start, or
The Resilient City. How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster by Vale, Lawrence J. and Thomas J. Campanella
The Resilient City was published over ten years ago. It established a term, coined a phrase and set many cities into
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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
Design of Cities: Revised Edition by Edmund N. Bacon
Character town planning benefits from Mr. Bacon’s work. Design of Cities is the book one should read when starting a career
The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability–Designing for Abundance by William McDonough and Michael Braungart
William McDonough is the best thinker and doer of our age. His work with Michael Braungart on Cradle to Cradle followed by
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“State-Building, Governance and the New World Order in the 21st Century” by Francis Fukuyama
State-Building, Governance and the New World Order in the 21st Century is a compact book written by Professor Fukuyama after 9/11 but
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The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria has written thoughtfully and widely on geopolitics and global society. He also discusses issues in a refreshingly interactive way
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Hot, Flat and Crowded, Why We Need a Green Revolution – And How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman
A great summary of our situation; a challenge to the things we value and want to preserve. What confrontsus is
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Local Government Capacity: Building in a Flat, Hot and Crowded Post-American World.
A Coherent Picture of the Future. The United States has always had a strategy for defining and advancing America’s interests based