In 1925, urban planner & historian Lewis Mumford described four “great tides” of migration that reflected the economic transformation of the US. Eight decades later, Robert Fishman (professor of architecture & urban planning at the University of Michigan) noted the large-scale return of people to global cities, labeling it the Fifth Migration. Today’s great tide, the Sixth Migration, is ebbing from global cities & towards a better quality of life.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Great Lakes Globalization 101
WNYC interviews John Austin, Mr. GLEI himself. You can find the podcast here. Austin provides a broadly accessible overview of the issues (problems and opportunities) of globalization facing the Great Lakes mega-region. Mr. Austin's message is well practiced and sound-byte ready. How does all this information trickle down to the workers, residents and voters?
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