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Cities of the Future
(May 5, 2004) Lawrence Solomon, the executive director of Urban Renaissance Institute, delivered the keynote address at the 5th annual Edmonton Real Estate Forum on Wednesday, May 5, 2004. Mr. Solomon looked at factors such as demographic change, attracting a skilled workforce, continuing in technology, infrastructure investment and transportation and their impact on how effective cities function. Continue reading
Posted in Public transit, Sprawl, Toll roads
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Asthma sufferers will benefit from reduced levels of traffic
(April 30, 2004) It’s World Asthma Day on Tuesday, May 4 2004 and Shasha Khan the Green Party candidate for the Croydon & Sutton GLA constituency called for further traffic reduction measures to ensure that nitrogen dioxide levels in the air, a factor in exacerbating asthma conditions, met with EU limit values by 2010. Continue reading
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Rural phase out
(April 21, 2004) For the first time in memory, possibly for the first time in Canadian history, a prominent government panel is recommending that unsustainable rural areas in Canada’s heartland be taken off life support and allowed to die a natural death. Continue reading
Posted in Cures, Sprawl
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Copenhagen Opposition Paper on Population and Migration
(April 1, 2004) Rosenzweig argues against the proposition that creating a large permanent population of temporary workers makes immigration more palatable to the host-country population and raises issues about the root causes of global disparities in factor prices. Continue reading
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Copenhagen Challenge Paper on Population and Migration
(March 21, 2004) Most economists welcome migration from lower- to higher- wage countries, since it uses resources more efficiently and maximises production. Continue reading
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