Archive for the ‘ Economic Development ’ Category
This uncritical article from Foreign Policy by Parag Khanna offers a mainstream version of the world systems theory argument that the globalized world is becoming an urban archipelago. [ READ MORE ]
Two articles by tech entrepreneurs in essence revisit Anna Lee Saxenian’s Regional Advantage. The comparison here is between Silicon Valley and New York, rather than Boston, to address claims that NYC is a new hotspot for tech. In the first article, Matt Mireles from SpeakerText lists the financial and technical reasons for moving to the Bay [ READ MORE ]
Homesteading in 2010 is a desperate effort to raise real estate tax revenue. [ READ MORE ]
CitID is collecting city logos. [ READ MORE ]
This article by Benjamin Schwartz lambastes Sharon Zukin, Michael Sorkin, and Jane Jacobs’ middle class view of the gentrifying neighborhoods they fetishize, specifically the West Village of the 1950s. It’s excellent. Basically, he accuses all three of idealizing a particular neighborhood at a particular point in time and striving to freeze that tumult into a [ READ MORE ]
Still ill and getting both better and worse. Just came across this AP article on high-frequency traders (HFTs). This paragraph seems like the seed of an interesting paper or thesis. To spot opportunities and act on them before others, HFTs are constantly hunting for faster computers. They also locate themselves close to the big exchanges’ data centers. [ READ MORE ]
In honour of my upcoming application to the University of Sheffield (and because an enterprising soul posted the article on the Reclaiming Spaces listserve), I offer you this piece on “supermarket-led mixed use developments” planned by Tesco, the enormous UK supermarket chain. The developments center around a Tesco superstore but include homes, schools, and other [ READ MORE ]
Arundhati Roy, who spoke yesterday at the Left Forum, has an article in Outlook on her visit to Naxalite territory. I started the piece. It reads wonderfully. But I don’t have time right now. I think I’ll have to assign it to my students so that I have an excuse. [ READ MORE ]
According to this article on inHabitat, China is funding a high speed rail network from China, across ten countries, able to reach the UK. There are to be three lines: one south to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar; one to India; and one to Germany via Russia. Some of the countries are paying in kind. [ READ MORE ]
Alec MacGillis has written an article (that I haven’t yet read) for The American Prospect titled The Ruse of the Creative Class. The byline: Cities that shelled out big bucks to learn Richard Florida’s prescription for vibrant urbanism are now hearing they may be beyond help. [ READ MORE ]
Haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but Chomsky has a new article in Boston Review. [ READ MORE ]
Straight from WNYC: City Council Rejects Kingsbridge Armory Plan by Matthew Schuerman NEW YORK, NY December 14, 2009 —The City Council has rejected the Bloomberg administration’s proposal to convert a former national guard armory in the Bronx into a shopping mall. It was the first time, city council members said, that an economic development initiative spearheaded by Mayor Bloomberg [ READ MORE ]
The Agricultural Department has released a report that roughly 15% of American households have trouble putting food on the table at some time during the year. Fifteen percent! In one of the richest nations history has ever seen. And that just counts the poverty generated here! [ READ MORE ]
And now after winning its eminent domain case, destroying a neighborhood, and exacting tax concessions, Pfizer has decided to abandon its New London campus and move 1400 jobs across the river to Groton. “I’m sure that there are people that are waiting out there to say, ‘I told you so,’ ” Mr. Pero said. “I don’t know [ READ MORE ]
From the press release: NYCEDC’s Economic Research and Analysis Department has launched NYC Economics on NYCEDC.com. With this initiative, our readers and clients will get more out of our products and NYCEDC’s economic research will become more accessible. The content is organized around four modules: Data Resources, Economic Impact Analyses, Publications, and Frequently Asked Questions. Data Resources With [ READ MORE ]