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Edgeless Cities: Exploring the Elusive Metropolis Robert Lang, Ph.D. Director and Associate Professor Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech Alexandria, Virginia www.mi.vt.edu. CAUS – Research Symposium Blacksburg, VA February 26, 2004. Key Points in This Talk.
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Edgeless Cities: Exploring the Elusive Metropolis Robert Lang, Ph.D. Director and Associate Professor Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech Alexandria, Virginia www.mi.vt.edu CAUS – Research Symposium Blacksburg, VA February 26, 2004
Key Points in This Talk • Comparing Edgeless Cities to Downtowns and Edge Cities. • Benchmarking Edgeless City size and growth against Downtowns and Edge Cities environments. • Understanding Edge City lifecycle and emergence of Edgeless Cities.
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