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City Development and the Digital Economy: Strategies for Success
How data, online services and remote work are changing city economies, infrastructure needs and job patterns, and what planners can reasonably do about it.
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City Economy
Digital access, private investment and innovation districts.
City Development and the Digital Divide: Ensuring Equitable Access
Why unequal access to broadband, devices and digital skills is a city development issue, who tends to be affected, and the roles local governments can play.
City Development and the Role of Private Sector Investment
How private capital funds urban projects, how public-private arrangements work, and the risks of letting investor returns set a city's priorities.
Designing Cities for Innovation: Urban Renewal Strategies for Startups and Entrepreneurs
How cities create districts for startups and entrepreneurs through affordable space and shared facilities, and why the benefits can be uneven or short-lived.
Urban Development and Economic Development: A Guide to Attracting Investment
What makes a city attractive to investors, from infrastructure and predictable rules to incentives, and why incentives carry costs that cities should weigh.
Urban Development and the Digital Divide: Ensuring Equitable Access
A practical look at broadband access gaps in cities: cost, devices, skills and coverage, with realistic steps city governments can take on each.
Urban Development and the Digital Economy: Strategies for Success
How online-based work and services change local jobs, workspace needs and district planning, with a cautious look at what cities can and cannot promise.
Urban Planning for a Post-Growth Economy
What city planning looks like when population or output stops rising: managing shrinkage, maintaining what exists and redistributing resources fairly.
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