Archive: Jane Jacobs

• The Euro Crisis

  By colleen.valentine@gmail.com January 30, 2012

  Cities are unique entities in that drive economic growth and development. As Jane Jacobs notes in Cities and The Wealth of Nations, “cities are unique in their abilities to shape and reshape the econo

  Categories: 2012, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog Tags: bernard connelly, currency and cities, euro crisis, euro doomsayer, Jane Jacobs, role of currency

• State of the Union, Modern City Planning, and Bloodletting: Interdisciplinarity, Anyone?

  By abc55@georgetown.edu February 15, 2011

  In his 2011 State of the Union Address, President Obama made the point that “There are hundreds of thousands of students excelling in our schools who are not American citizens [. . .] who come here fr

  Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog Tags: American Dream, city planning, higher education, international students, Jane Jacobs, State of the Union