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Weekend Reading: Jane Jacobs, Agglomeration, Farms, NIMBY Songs

August 29, 2008 By Adam Hengels

During my early college studies in Architecture and Urban Design, I became loosely familiar with the ideas of Jane Jacobs, one of the most celebrated urbanist intellectuals. Sanford Ikeda's FEE lectures [mp3] have inspired me to learn more about Jane Jacobs from a Free Market Urbanism point of view. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, Jane Jacobs, sprawl Tagged With: Ed Glaeser, Farmland, FEE, free market urbanism, Gene Callahan, Ikeda, Jane Jacobs, libertarian, Mathew Kahn, Professors, Sanford, Urban Economist, Urbanism

Links and Weekend Listening

August 1, 2008 By Adam Hengels

I've been swamped in my day job, but want to share the following:The blog, Agents of Urbanism recently gave praise to Market Urbanism. Thanks Matthew! Please check out Agents of Urbanism and Life Without Buildings, who followed up on Agent of Urbanism's praise. I enjoy both blogs.Carl … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, Jane Jacobs, sprawl Tagged With: Author: Sandy Ikeda, Carl Close, Fillmore District, Jane Jacobs, San Francisco, sprawl, Urban Planning, urban renewal, Urbanism

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