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.
The Diamond of Action
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 …
Is a city just a network of networks?
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