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Q:WhatsWrong?
A:Thelackofanelaborateddisciplineofurbanstrategy toputbestpracticeintoscaledpractice.
TheStrategic Alliance
Astable,highly committedgroupof political,economicand socialintereststhat shareacommon strategicpurpose.
ThePracticeof Urbanism
Theplanningprocesses, technicalsolutions, designs,andbusiness modelsthattogether shapethewaythecityis built,serviced,andusedto achievethestrategic objective.
These three faculties form a stable regime that transforms urban form, regional markets, and local culture to establish A New Urbanism.
StrategicInstitutions
Adedicatedapparatus, responsivetotheAlliance,for developing,testingand diffusingnewpracticesof urbanism.
Barcelona
Chicago
Planned Master Planned Adhoc Communitybased (institutional) Planned Industrial Commodification (formal/informal) Urbanism Urbanism City Massproduction oftheCity
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Bestpractice range
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Custom Planned Planned Master Adhoc Communitybased (institutional) Planned Industrial Commodification (formal/informal) Urbanism Urbanism City Massproduction oftheCity
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Community-based urbanism
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Custom Planned Planned Master Adhoc Communitybased (institutional) Planned Industrial Commodification (formal/informal) Urbanism Urbanism City Massproduction oftheCity
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What is an urbanism?
Urbanism (rbnizm),noun
1. Thewayoflifeofpeoplewholiveinacity (Websters).
2.Thewaythatacitybuildingcommunity designs,
Leslieville,Toronto
Custom Planned Planned Master Adhoc Communitybased (institutional) Planned Industrial Commodification (formal/informal) Urbanism Urbanism City Massproduction oftheCity
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PostInformal
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Owner
P&L(and BalanceSheet)
Municipal
P&L(and BalanceSheet)
Consumer
P&L(and BalanceSheet)
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Custom Planned Planned Master Communitybased (institutional) Planned Industrial Commodification Urbanism Urbanism City Massproduction oftheCity
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The centre does not hold: subprime lending was part of the iceberg
COSTEQUATION Largerhomes,moreenergyintensive, morefacilities Greaterdistances Moreroad,water&seweragecapacity Largerpercapitaautomobilefleet Higherenergy/fuelcosts Highermobilitycosts Higherinfrastructurecosts Moredispersedandflexiblelabormarkets Morefrequentchangeofemployment Higherhousingturnover/neighborhoodchurn REVENUEEQUATION Lessgovernmentcapitalinvestment LessgovernmentO&Msubsidy Reducedemploymentbenefits Decliningrealincomes NET nevercalculated!
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Pursuesurban utility&economic advantage
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Pursuesurban utility&economic advantage
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Pursuesurban utility&economic advantage
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Pursuesurban utility&economic advantage
An Urbanism
Community Urbanism
Planned Industrial
Commodification Today
Quantity of total city (formal) Quantity& speed solutions Planned Industrial QuantityofTotalCity Quality&resilience solutions
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Commodification
Past
Today
QualityofTotalCity
Community Urbanism
Planned Industrial
Adhoc Past
Today
studyanddocumentexistinglocalurbanisms
Productinnovation
predesignnewurbanismsolutionsthroughreverseengineering projectspecificcocreation
Developmentcontrolprocessreform
managerisksassociatedwithprocesschange managerisksassociatedwithproductinnovation
Businessmodelinnovation
sharerisksassociatedwithprocessandproductinnovation
Custom Planned Planned Master Adhoc Communitybased (institutional) Planned Industrial Commodification (formal/informal) Urbanism Urbanism City Massproduction oftheCity
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Informal
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Custom Planned Planned Master Adhoc Communitybased (institutional) Planned Industrial Commodification (formal/informal) Urbanism Urbanism City Massproduction oftheCity
Informal
Formal