“I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational opportunities. The same applies for Dublin, which manages to achieve a blend of complexity, tolerance and artistry and makes a point of not devoting every part of the city to the tourism industry. Sometimes creativity also means forgoing short-term profits and simply saying no.” FirstsMeanSometimesOpportunityTermNaturalCitiesCreativityAchieveIndustryAdvantageRateProfitEducationalAttractionToleranceManageComplexityParksShort TermTourismSaying NoArtistryBarcelonaDublinTourism Industry Author:Charles Landry
“The 1980's witnessed a new dance genre in New York City and Los Angeles. Slam Dancing was perhaps a way for adolescent males to deal with the stressors of maturation, aggressive personal feelings, and violence in the society at large. Through dancing, the youths expressed raw power and rage while achieving euphoria, enhanced self-concept, and a healthy fatigue.” WaySelfFeelingsDealsCitiesViolenceAchieveNew YorkYouthHealthyConceptsDancingMalesRageGenreLos AngelesNew York CityAggressiveFatigueSlamEuphoriaSelf ConceptStressorsPersonal Feelings Book:Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress Source: Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress
“American society as a whole can never achieve the outer-reaches of potential, so long as it tolerates the inner cities of despair.” LongWholeCitiesAchieveDespairTolerateAmerican SocietyInner City Author:Jack Kemp
“"Triennale in the City" is a scheme that is of priority for the sponsoring local government. For many local governments, revitalization is an important mission for the local community, and, therefore, the attitude to achieve this mission through the cultural and/or artistic activities should not be denied.” ShouldImportantGovernmentCommunityCitiesAttitudeAchieveActivityMissionsPrioritiesLocalsArtisticDeniedSchemesLocal GovernmentLocal CommunityRevitalization Author:Yasumasa Morimura