“I regard the growth of cities as an evil thing, unfortunate for mankind and the world. ”
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“I regard the growth of cities as an evil thing, unfortunate for mankind and the world. ”
Per Capita GDP Growth 1960-2010(Poor Countries<$5000 PC GDP)
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Burundi
Liberia
Niger
Malawi
Sierra Leone
Central African Republic
AfghanistanUganda
Rwanda
Togo
Nepal
Zimbabwe
BangladeshBeninKenyaCambodia
Pakistan
Senegal
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
Zambia
Ghana
Papua New Guinea
India
Nicaragua
Sudan
BoliviaHonduras
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Iraq
Egypt, Arab Rep.Morocco
Guatemala
Syrian Arab Republic
Congo, Rep.
El SalvadorEcuador
China
Algeria
Thailand
Jamaica
Dominican RepublicPeru
Colombia
South AfricaPanamaCosta Rica
Malaysia Mexico
Turkey
Brazil
UruguayChile
Korea, Rep.
PortugalGreece
Spain Hong Kong SAR, China
SingaporeJapan
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Rwanda
MaliGhana
India
Moldova
Iraq
Egypt, Arab Rep.Morocco
Guatemala
Indonesia
Ukraine
Thailand
Bulgaria
South Africa
RomaniaMalaysia
Argentina
Mexico
Russian FederationBrazil
Uruguay
Poland
Slovenia
CyprusSpain
New ZealandItaly
United KingdomFrance
Germany
Japan
Finland
CanadaUnited StatesNetherlands
Sweden
AustraliaNorway
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The Urban Triad
The Physical City by rultoGovernment battling the Demons of Density
The Economic Magic of Human Interaction by חדוה שנדרוביץ
Share of Adults with B.A.s 2000
Per Capita GDP 2010 .
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1 2 3 4 5Smallest firms are in Quintile 1
MSA Employment Growth (1977-2010)by Average Firm Size (1977) Quintiles
Economic Growth and Firm Size
Engineering vs. Economics
Bus Good, Train Bad (Curitiba)
Picture by Mariordo
Help Poor People, Not Poor Places
NYC: Rule of Law as both Social Justice and Economic Development
NYC vs. Boston: The Case for Local Control and Experimentation
Ed Davis by Michael CummoRayKelly by David Shankbone
The Physical City: NIMBYism vs. Monumentalism
Astana by ChelseaFunNumberOne -
Image by QuarterCircleS
