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Urban polycentrism: when connecting cities also generates wealth
For decades, much of territorial development policy assumed that economic growth depended primarily on strengthening a single dominant city, at the expense of the rest. The logic seemed self-evident: the larger and more concentrated a city, the greater its opportunities to generate employment, innovation and productivity. Recent evidence reveals a more complex reality. In many…
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Living closer produces more: the unexpected benefits of the dense city
Millions of people around the world aspire to live in quiet neighbourhoods, with less traffic, less noise and more space. The preference is understandable. For many people, the idea of a dense city conjures images of congestion, pollution, overcrowded buildings and poor quality of life. In the collective imagination, urban density tends to be associated…