Avetisyan

The time of city economics Avetisyan

The book seeks to find the golden rule for city development. Cities are complex adaptive systems. Cities are centres of tolerance, where people from all cultures and persuasions can celebrate instead of fighting over their differences. People flock to cities to realize their dreams for a better life. Yet many become trapped in poverty, crime, despair, and prejudice from which there appears to be no escape. However, there is no new words or concepts in this book, but it is a unique collection of ideas. What are we talking about when we talk about urban development? This is a book about the urban economy. As I will show in the following paragraphs, we have often misread the city development, which has informed how we have designed, planned and policed it. Often the aspects of the urban personality that have most disconcerted us are actually the most vitality signals. As a result, our home's best parts have been stifled and replaced by an idea of the city that has discouraged community, complexity, and creativity. The book's main idea is that when policymakers concerning some concept of development, they must have in mind which kind of city they want to be created. One concept may not be suitable for all!