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Place and Plexus: The 5Cs. David Levinson. Agents. What is an agent? What are the classes of agents: We look at individuals, firms (developers, locators), and governments as classes of agents. There are of course others (organizations), which have minor effects on Place and Plexus.
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Place and Plexus:The 5Cs David Levinson
Agents • What is an agent? • What are the classes of agents: • We look at • individuals, • firms (developers, locators), and • governments as classes of agents. There are of course others (organizations), which have minor effects on Place and Plexus.
Constraints • Time [Why?] • Money [Why?] • Space [Why?] • Responsibility [Why?] • [Others?]
Chances • The set of things One can do • Activities One can pursue, • Houses One can buy, • Jobs One can hold, • Partners One can seduce etc.
Competitors • Those who compete for scarce resources • Competitors reduce available chances by increasing constraints • [Examples]
Complementors • Those who help resources become less scarce • Complementors increase available chances by pushing out constraints • [Examples]
Choices • The bundle of goods One does consume, activities One does pursue, etc. • Why are choices at the boundary of constraints? []
Why do cities/towns/places exist? • What is a city? • Why does the Twin Cities exist? • Why are the Twin Cities larger than Duluth or Fargo? • Why is Chicago more important than St. Louis? • What is inevitable, what is chance?
Why do networks exist? • What is a network? • Give examples …