Five great articles and posts that I read this week
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Photo from Cooltown Cities Local economic development principles that work
Small businesses are the engine of the economy. However, when it comes to economic development programs to often the focus is on uprooting other cities’ large companies. (Cooltown Studios)
- Anonymity, Memory, the Body and the City: Some insight into in the role of anonymity, our bodily experience, the process of interpretation and the creation of living memory and how they all relate to city life. (Blooming Rock)
- Living in Cities Will Immunize You From Disease: Because people in urban areas “intermingle far more closely,” city dwellers are more resistant to disease. (Gawker.com)
- The Importance of Blogging: Why top-down solutions to sustainability aren’t working, and why blogging may be central to grassroots green solutions. (The Original Green)
- Beware the ‘place wash’ Places aren’t just ‘good spaces’. Places hold the identity of the community, reflect community values and evolve to meet changing aspirations. (Melbourne Place Making Series)
