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Nest City: How Citizens Serve Cities and Cities Serve Citizens
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In Nest City, Beth Sanders argues that our linear ways of thinking about, organizing and planning our cities do not meet the true nature of cities as complex and messy systems. There are no simple solutions to the challenges we face: many citizens don't feel they belong; we don't agree on how to best move around; many don't have jobs, or homes t
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Beth Sanders is an award winning Canadian city planner. She works with citizens, city government, business and community organizations looking for practical ways to navigate the complexity of city life, so they can hear each other and make better cities.
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