News of some very interesting urban policy developments from the White House blog. Yesterday, Monday 13th July 2009:
"The White House Office of Urban Affairs and the Domestic Policy Council hosted a day-long discussion about the future of America’s urban and metropolitan areas. Participants included policy experts from across the country, several cabinet members, and elected officials. Discussions covered the evolution of metropolitan areas, best practices in urban communities, and how the federal government can be a more effective partner in these communities."
A day-long discussion.
About the future of America's urban and metropolitan areas.
Are we seeing an true upswing of the policy pendulum? Will this impact on other nations? I expect the answers are 'yes' and 'yes', that's why I'm keeping a close eye on developments.
At the Roundtable Discussion some new initiatives were announced (transcript here) and during this time this happened (at 9 seconds in...):
So, some interesting developments in the US which will surely have an impact elsewhere...
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- Alasdair Rae
- This blog featured data, maps and stories related to my research between 2008 and 2015. I've decided to move on to other things, but I'll leave all content as it is now in case anyone is interested. The focus was normally on things to do with cities, GIS and spatial data analysis. If you want to use any of the material on here just ask, as I'm generally okay with it.