Let’s talk about the “urban doom loop”.
There were quite a few pundits who believed that the Covid pandemic would be the catalyst for a profound transformation of cities. read more »
Newgeography.com - Economic, demographic, and political commentary about placesThe Urban Doom Loop and Experiential Advantage
by Pete Saunders 09/22/2023
Let’s talk about the “urban doom loop”. There were quite a few pundits who believed that the Covid pandemic would be the catalyst for a profound transformation of cities. read more » »
America's Sanctuary Cities Are Falling Apart
by Joel Kotkin 09/21/2023
If it were not so tragic, it would be funny. For years the progressive Left — in the US as well as across the West — has boasted about its willingness to accept people even if they have arrived in America illegally. read more » »
Jakarta Closing Population Gap with Tokyo
by Wendell Cox 09/20/2023
Demographia World Urban Areas contains population, land area and population density for the nearly 1,000 identified built-up urban areas in the world with 500,000 or more population. The total population of these urban areas is estimated at 2.36 billion, representing 52 percent of the world urban population as estimated by the United Nations. read more » »
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Make America California
by Joel Kotkin 09/19/2023
Like the buffoonish commanding officer in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, Gavin Newsom for many represents “the very model of a modern Major-General,” filling the expectations of the progressive political elite. read more » »
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Will the UAW Strike Perpetuate the Death Spiral Already Mandated for the Auto Industry?
by Ronald Stein 09/18/2023
The UAW strike that began September 14th by 146,000 UAW union members seeking a 46 percent pay raise, and a 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay, and restoration of traditional pensions read more » »
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Whatever Happened to the Great West Coast Cities?
by Joel Kotkin 09/17/2023
As recently as the early Nineties, when the great cities of the Midwest and East Coast were careening toward what seemed like an inevitable downturn, the urban agglomerations along the Pacific coast offered a demonstrably brighter urban future. From San Diego to the Puget Sound, urban centers along America’s western edge continued to thrive read more »
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Beauty and the Rust Belt, Part 2: The Lakefront Dividend Example
by Pete Saunders 09/15/2023
Here’s a followup to some of the points made in my last post, and a response to readers and Twitter (X) commenters. First, a quick refresh on my earlier post. read more » »
History Matters
by Joel Kotkin 09/14/2023
If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale. »
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Richards Bay: the Gateway for Africa’s LNG Goldmine
by Hügo Krüger 09/13/2023
South Africa is one of the few countries that developed from the interior towards the coast, with Gauteng’s prosperity built around mining activity, the steady supply of water from Lesotho, and the availability of energy from the rich coal fields of the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. read more » »
Mandating EVs While Discouraging Mining is a Recipe for Disaster
by Joel Kotkin 09/12/2023
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” wrote the American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. This may prove no problem to the West’s climate-obsessed elites, who rail about the coming apocalypse, even while undermining the production of the very resources that would be essential if they are to have any chance to reach their cherished “net zero” utopia. read more » »
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