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The Vancouver Achievement, Urban Planning and Design
Vancouver achievements in urban planning benefit small cities and towns by offering valuable lessons as artfully described by John Punter, UBC Press, 2003. Vancouver’s achievements in urban planning and design are instructive. The author does a good job of describing conceptual ideas supported by specific actions that implement the concepts. [embeddoc url=”https://www.charactertowns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Book-Review-John-Punter-Vancouver.pdf” width=”100%” download=”all” viewer=”google”] […]
Character Towns: Downtown Assets: The “Character Towns” of Central Florida…Report #5 of the Analytical Series
Character town assets form the social and economic capital foundation for city life, its civility and sociability. The assets are city halls, museums, galleries, libraries, post offices and theaters. These assets provide the places where people come together to enjoy the benefits of the character small cities and towns. [embeddoc url=”https://www.charactertowns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Article-Downtown-Assets-5.pdf” width=”100%” download=”all” viewer=”google”] FacebookTweetLinkedInEmail
Character Town Main Streets: The “Character Towns” of Central Florida…#3 of the Analytical Series
Character town main streets are the focal point for city life. Main street is where commercial business people, visitors and residents all come together to patronize the restaurants, shops and offices that form the social and economic foundation of the city. “https://www.charactertowns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Article-Series-3-Character-Downtowns-8.29.16.pdf” width=”100%” download=”all” viewer=”google”] FacebookTweetLinkedInEmail
Where Will 20 Million New Floridians Go? Only Three Rational Options
Twenty million new Floridians will arrive by 2060. Their location and the design of their communities will determine the quality of life for new and existing residents. FacebookTweetLinkedInEmail
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Cities in American History
Small cities and towns have evolved in American history since the initial European discovery. Cities in America describes the evolution and the important factors that determined success and failure. The book is edited, with Introductions, by Kenneth T. Jackson and Stanley K. Schultz, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1972. [embeddoc url=”https://www.charactertowns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Book-Review-Cities-in-Am-History-Jackson.pdf” width=”100%” download=”all” viewer=”google”] FacebookTweetLinkedInEmail
Character Towns of Central Florida: Report #2, Socio-Economic Features
“Character Towns” of Central Florida: Report #2, Socio-Economic Features is the second article in a series that describes the features of these ten towns that comprise the main attributes of a character town. The first article of the series describes the Workshop held quarterly with attendees of the featured character towns that discuss issues of common […]
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The Upcycle Presentation by William McDonough
“The Upcycle is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Cradle to Cradle, one of the most consequential ecological manifestoes of our time. William McDonough and Michael Braungart envision the next step in the solution to our ecological crisis: we don’t just use or reuse resources with greater effectiveness, we actually improve the world as we live, create, and build. McDonough and […]
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WUCF: 10 That Changed America
WUCF: 10 That Changed America, Homes, Parks, Towns, Buildings lets small cities and towns can compare their sitations by looking at the best homes, towns, parks and buildings in America. WUCF: 10 That Changed America is a series of videos with the ten best homes, parks, towns and buildings in America. A great case study […]
The Impact of the Internet on the Shopping Experience
The impact of the internet on the shopping experience has implications for the main streets of small cities and towns can be positive when the merchants embrace the new system of domestic procurement and work with the new technology rather than fighting it. The growth of internet shopping combined with neighborhood schools and parks and […]
World’s Top Global Mega Trends to 2025 and Implications to Business, Society and Cultures
World’s Top Global Mega Trends to 2025 and Implications to Business, Society and Cultures is an article from the 2016 World Economic Forum that discusses the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The article is so thick with content that several readings are necessary to appreciate the full extent of the presentation and the potential impact the envisioned future […]