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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Of course, in the latest phase of urban attraction--post 2010--that's no longer the case. Mostly people moved into buildings that had been vacant. Basically as the city has increased its attractiveness, the highest income groups "pioneer" an increasing number of neighborhoods. gentrification crisis?

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Among these benefits is the ability to connect people using short messages, instantaneously in a public and transparent way that is easily searchable and categorized via hashtags (#) within the platform. One important aspect of this potential public sphere is its facilitation of social and political activism. 2011; Aday, et al.,