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Study asks: Is a ‘better world’ possible?

By Guest PostDecember 14, 2013Scienceasia, better world, cohesion, computer modeling, create communities, integration, jennifer watling neal, michigan state university, neighborhoods, policymakers, possible, socially cohesive, sociologist, united kingdom, united states, zachary neal

For years, policymakers have attempted to create communities where a diverse group of residents not only live close to one other but also interact freely – in other words, neighborhoods that are both integrated and socially cohesive.

But that might be a lost cause, a Michigan State University sociologist argues in a new study. (more…)

Build it and They Will Come? Think Again

By Guest PostJanuary 25, 2011Economyair travel passengers, american cities, conventional wisdom, dallas, east coast, economic development, Houston, job creation strategies, job growth, jobs, miami, midwestern cities, permanent nonfarm jobs, Phoenix, riverside, sunbelt cities, zachary neal

EAST LANSING, Mich. — When it comes to economic development in American cities, the trusted old theory “If you build it, they will come” may not work, a Michigan State University sociologist argues in a new study.

Conventional wisdom holds that job growth attracts people to urban areas. (more…)