Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

The New York Times is shocked to learn about the Growth Machine

From "The Other Scandal in Albany," summarized as "A quieter scandal concerns the evolution of Empire Zones, areas once designated as needing jobs and investment, into yet another pork-barrel scam."

See City as a Growth Machine: Toward a Political Economy of Place (Molotch)

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