Strategic Cities

Strategic Cities: Why some cities can build their visions, why most don't Internationally-acclaimed urbanist Jeb Brugmann presents the central thesis of his new book Welcome to the Urban Revolution. When: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM MONDAY, JUNE 1 Where: At The Center Internationally-acclaimed urbanist Jeb Brugmann presents the central thesis of his new book Welcome to the Urban Revolution. As the world organizes into a global urban system, very local development outcomes rapidly create new global opportunities or crises. The significance of urban place has never been greater. But the multiplication of influences on local development through that global city system also reduces the efficacy of jurisdictions and local planning. Exploring two decades of urban best practices, Brugmann proposes a new practice—“urban strategy”—and uses its elements to explain why cities like Barcelona, Chicago, Curitiba, and Vancouver have been so successful in shaping their growth and/or overcoming local crises. At the heart of urban strategy is a return to urbanism in its most traditional sense: the transformation of urban spaces through a user-driven process of customized solutions and design. http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=599