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Challenges and Warts: How Physical Places Define Local Economies

By Brendan Crain on Jan 30, 2013 | 12 Comments


“People develop, not places.”

So writes Jim Russell in a recent post over at Burgh Diaspora, in arguing that cities are wasting their money on Placemaking when they should be focusing more directly on talent development. In his view, widely held these days, Placemaking is about plunking down “cool urban amenities” and [...]

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