While this is partly to do with the mechanics of such processes, more importantly it is to do with the nature of the conversation about cities.
In his book "Risk", Dan Gardner discusses how narrative is far more influential than data within a culture.
Developing an active narrative around urbanism – meaning that the currently polarised camps of densification and suburbanisation can come to the table for a grown-up conversation, for instance – is imperative. Without that, the toxic atmosphere around both top-down and bottom-up planning will continue to bloom and billow like a Sydney dust storm, coating the city in a fine layer of inhibition.
Our cities, and our civilisation, cannot afford to slow down at this point. This doesn’t mean they should necessarily continue to grow in raw numbers – although they no doubt will – but they must certainly continue to grow in terms of maturity.
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-by Dan Hill [CITY OF SOUND]
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