Thursday, January 27, 2005
My brother, Hunter, was the city planner for Cleveland. He's largely responsible for planning the transformation in Cleveland over the past twenty years. He has told me a number of times that the future of city planning will happen at the intersection of business schools and art schools.
By that he means that advanced visualization technology will allow us to design our cities like we now design our toothbrushes.
Here's an example: In Iowa the Community Viz project enables people to visualize different development scenarios. "What happens if we tear down this building? Or, put a parking garage over there?"
Here's what's noteworthy: This powerful tool is available to smaller communities. Visualization technology has been around for a while. But now it's within the reach of most EDPros. Learn more.
posted by Ed Morrison |
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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City planning with advanced visualization
