Tag: Josh Leon

• 2010: The Year of the Mega-Event

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Aug 12th, 2009 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: Atlanta | 3

  In his column, Worldwatch, Josh Leon questions whether next year’s mega-events are all that healthy for the global economy—and for the cities that are hosting them.   (keep reading…)

• California’s Disposable Cities

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jul 24th, 2009 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: West Coast | Cities: Salt Lake City | 5

  Writing from Sacramento, Ca., Josh Leon wonders whether the sink-or-swim economic culture is leaving the Central Valley in the dust.   (keep reading…)

• The Modest Promise of Microfinance

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jul 15th, 2009 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: | 2

  Microfinance is being touted as a cure-all for poor communities. But while it might help increase small business diversity, Josh Leon thinks it won’t significantly alter the social fabric.    (keep reading…)

• Consensus, but Progress?

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jul 2nd, 2009 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Detroit | 2

  Josh Leon on whether the new standards of planning truly represent progress—or leave entire communities in the dust.   (keep reading…)

• World Expo 2010: “Better Cities,” or High-Tech Charade?

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jun 2nd, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: | 3

  Will the Shanghai 2010 World Expo show the way to a healthier urban China—or be plagued by the worst mistakes of China’s recent urban past?   (keep reading…)

• Should We Abandon the “Uncreative Class”?

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | May 19th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Detroit | 4

  In the latest installment of his column, Josh Leon wonders who gets left behind when cities adapt to a volatile market and a mobile professional class.   (keep reading…)

• Housing Finance: Let the ‘Good Times’ Roll Away

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Apr 22nd, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: | 1

  In the latest installment of his column, World Watch, Josh Leon wonders what will happen to developing nations that have liberalized real estate lending—much the way the U.S. did before the crash.   (keep reading…)

• G20 in London: The Power of Intimidation

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Apr 6th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: | 1

  Josh Leon on whether police tactics at last week’s G-20 summit went too far.   (keep reading…)

• Globalization’s Dense Geography

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Mar 25th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: | 1

  In the latest installment of his column, WorldView, Josh Leon examines a World Bank report that argues that a few mega cities will draw a disproportionate amount of global commerce.   (keep reading…)

• The Dark Side of the Construction Boom

  Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Feb 26th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: | 0

  In the second installment of his column, Josh Leon discusses labor practices in Chinese and Middle Eastern boomtowns.   (keep reading…)
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