Sep 27,2010
| "There is no romance in rural life. Rural living is the largest single killer today - the greatest source of malnutrition, infant mortality and reduced lifespans." Canadian journalist Doug Saunders has written a book called “Arrival City.” Like my thesis, it promotes the importance of informal settlements in urban centres, and their sophisticated networks that support new arrivals to the city as well as permanent residents who begin to change their own lives. There is some excerpts in the Globe and Mail (from this past weekend), go read it. Another great quote, similar to how I ended my own thesis: “The arrival city is a machine that transforms humans. If allowed to flourish, it will be the instrument to create a permanently sustainable world.” Comments (View) |
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