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.
Monday, July 13, 2009
"Now Pittsburgh is hot, but in a good way"
Nothing new to be unearthed, but you can read Voice of America's glowing review of Pittsburgh here. VOA juxtaposes the population decline with the upcoming G-20 summit, highlighting the city's hope for the global attention: Attracting newcomers to Pittsburgh. How does a region leverage such an event in order to catalyze more in-migration? That's at least a $500,000 question.
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