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Smart Growth for more wealth and equity

  • 1.  Smart Growth for more wealth and equity

    Posted 01-02-2018 09:26 AM

    Smart Growth as Foundation of Wealth, Equity and Justice 

    "An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics." PLUTARCH
    There is no better time than the holidays and the cold season to reflect on what counts as smart these days and to search for a merge of cold material economic arguments (Pottersville) and the much fuzzier ethical and moral arguments of social capital, community and equity (Bedford Falls). This article is not going to pursue whatever parallels there may be between these two visions of a city articulated in "Its a Wonderful Life" and current presidential policies, but is taking a look at what smart growth could and should mean in 2018.

    Smart growth became a popular term in the 1990's as a desirable way of planned growth versus the implied "dumb growth" that happens from unplanned ...READ FULL ARTICLE HERE


    Smart Growth as Foundation of Wealth, Equity and Justice
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    Smart Growth as Foundation of Wealth, Equity and Justice
    "An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics." PLUTARCH There is no better time than the h...
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    [Klaus] Philipsen FAIA
    Archplan Inc. Philipsen Architects
    Baltimore MD
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