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Should We Change Our Definitions of a 'City'
As our cities grow and our populations change, is it time to throw out the old notion of what a city should be?
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Should We Change Our Definitions of a 'City'
As our cities grow and our populations change, is it time to throw out the old notion of what a city should be?
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How Are Our Newest Cities Different Than Our Oldest?
Happold Consulting's Kate Ascher considers how the youngest and fastest cities in the world are growing differently than their older counterparts.
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Have We Learned From Our City Planning Mistakes?
Edith Hsu-Chen, from the City of New York, discusses the successes and mistakes of urban planning and how the country's largest city is heeding those lessons. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Are Cities a Reflection of Their Citizens?
The World Bank's Daniel Hoornweg considers how cities can often be a reflection of the cultural and institutional personalities of their citizens.
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What Role Should Partnerships Play in Cities?
New York City's Edith Hsu-Chen talks about the role of partnerships between the public and private sector in funding new development in large and small cities.
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Should We Change Our Definitions of a 'City'
As our cities grow and our populations change, is it time to throw out the old notion of what a city should be?
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How Car-Centric Should Our Cities Be in the Future?
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Corbett speaks about the future plans for public transportation in his city and other cities like it.
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Fix This: A Meeting of the Minds on City Planning
Bloomberg Businessweek gathers a collection of urban planning experts from around the world to think through the next big challenges that face urban planners and designers.
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Panelist Bios
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Kate Ascher
Principal, Happold Consulting; Professor, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
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Peter C. Bosselmann
Professor of Urban Design in Architecture, City & Regional Planning, and Landscape Architecture; co-chair, Master of Urban Design program, University of California, Berkeley
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Mick Cornett
Mayor of Oklahoma City
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Daniel Hoornweg
Lead Urban Adviser, Sustainable Cities and Climate Change, World Bank
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Edith Hsu-Chen
Director of the Manhattan Office, New York City Department of City Planning
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Norman Pearlstine
Chief Content Officer, Bloomberg
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