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The Gathering ”Swarm” of Small-Scale Developers
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Nov 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
It’s no secret here at Strong Towns that the many places that urbanists consider to be the most enduring and timeless and wonderful—from small towns to big cities—were the result of incremental development. In other words, they weren’t the result of careful planning, but rather of a decentralized process with ad hoc adaptation over time.
Rooted in the creation of these places were ecosystems of tradespeople, laborers, lenders, and small-scale developers. The latter, in particular, are the focus of Strong Towns Senior Editor Daniel Herriges’s recent series, Unleash the Swarm: Reviving Small-Scale Development in America’s Cities.
In this week’s special episode of Upzoned, host Abby Kinney talks with Daniel about incremental development, and what work still needs to be done in order to truly build up a “swarm” of small-scale developers across North America.
Additional Show Notes
Read part one of Unleash the Swarm here, and sign up here to get a copy of the e-book for the series when it becomes available!
Abby Kinney (Twitter)
Daniel Herriges (Twitter)
Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom (Soundcloud)
Cover image via Unsplash.
Rooted in the creation of these places were ecosystems of tradespeople, laborers, lenders, and small-scale developers. The latter, in particular, are the focus of Strong Towns Senior Editor Daniel Herriges’s recent series, Unleash the Swarm: Reviving Small-Scale Development in America’s Cities.
In this week’s special episode of Upzoned, host Abby Kinney talks with Daniel about incremental development, and what work still needs to be done in order to truly build up a “swarm” of small-scale developers across North America.
Additional Show Notes
Read part one of Unleash the Swarm here, and sign up here to get a copy of the e-book for the series when it becomes available!
Abby Kinney (Twitter)
Daniel Herriges (Twitter)
Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom (Soundcloud)
Cover image via Unsplash.
Released:
Nov 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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