http://urbanizationproject.org/blog/the-city-as-unit-of-analysis/ Urbanization as Opportunity Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://urbanizationproject.org/blog/the-city-as-unit-of-analysis/#comment-44 1CarolKrinsky1 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:29:00 +0000 http://urbanizationproject.org/?p=1901#comment-44 It occurs to me as a historian of the built environment that architect/planners have long understood that a city is not merely a big building but rather a locus of several things: economic investment, laws (think of zoning rules, safety codes, etc.), human needs,  environmental controls both natural and engineered, and other factors that don't come to mind as I type quickly. These factors all play a part in good design for both individual buildings and the larger city. A particularly good thing about expert planners, some of whom are former architects, is their already existing broad view of the profession.      Carol Krinsky/Art History  College of Arts & Science. It occurs to me as a historian of the built environment that architect/planners have long understood that a city is not merely a big building but rather a locus of several things: economic investment, laws (think of zoning rules, safety codes, etc.), human needs,  environmental controls both natural and engineered, and other factors that don’t come to mind as I type quickly. These factors all play a part in good design for both individual buildings and the larger city. A particularly good thing about expert planners, some of whom are former architects, is their already existing broad view of the profession.      Carol Krinsky/Art History  College of Arts & Science.

]]> http://urbanizationproject.org/blog/the-city-as-unit-of-analysis/#comment-43 POChicago Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:35:00 +0000 http://urbanizationproject.org/?p=1901#comment-43 Brilliant and best of luck. Will follow with great interest. -- City Design Practice, SOM Chicago Brilliant and best of luck. Will follow with great interest.
– City Design Practice, SOM Chicago

]]> http://urbanizationproject.org/blog/the-city-as-unit-of-analysis/#comment-42 Paul Romer’s Latest Gig | askblog Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:27:05 +0000 http://urbanizationproject.org/?p=1901#comment-42 [...] from the the Urbanization Project blog, which seems to be Paul’s latest gig. Brandon Fuller is a player there as well. This entry was posted in public choice by Arnold [...] [...] from the the Urbanization Project blog, which seems to be Paul’s latest gig. Brandon Fuller is a player there as well. This entry was posted in public choice by Arnold [...]

]]> http://urbanizationproject.org/blog/the-city-as-unit-of-analysis/#comment-41 Marron Institute « Humanist Enterprises (NYU; Spring 2013) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:29:39 +0000 http://urbanizationproject.org/?p=1901#comment-41 [...] on Cities and the Urban Environment. One of the leaders of the new Institute, Professor Paul Romer, writes about the Institute’s treatment of the “city as a unit of analysis,” a [...] [...] on Cities and the Urban Environment. One of the leaders of the new Institute, Professor Paul Romer, writes about the Institute’s treatment of the “city as a unit of analysis,” a [...]

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