architects, economists and developers: what’s the difference?
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Presentation of the "Megacity" Programme. (Strelka Institute. 17.10.2011)TRANSCRIPT
Architects, economists and developers: what’s the difference?
Vadim Novikov
Architects Economists
Who should design cities?
Economists’ concerns:
• The problem of externalities
• Collective action problem
Architects Economists Developers
The middle ground:
Infrastructure Tenants Bylaws
A house is never JUST a house:
What does it mean “to study cities?”
• Apartment
• Front entrance
• House
• Neighborhood
• City
• State
Levels of study:
A “hotel room” metaphor
What’s important in a hotel?
Place Clientele Ownership
Place ~ Infrastructure
Who are my neighbors?
Collective action problem
Coleman Young ex-mayor of Detroit
Shopping mall
Shopping mall is ALL about neighbors
Development means “taxation”
=
Governance
Investment of a lifetime
“Flow of services”
Price is an indicator
Developer’s “Constitution”
Restraint isn’t always bad
Sustainability vs. Adaptability
Understand there are other positions!
Architects Economists Developers
Challenging Institutional Analysis and Development
The Samaritan’s Dilemma: The
political economy of Development Aid
The Voluntary City
