Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Digital Dispersion
In which metropolitan areas did businesses move to adopt the Internet most quickly? <br /> <br /> A July, 2003 research paper from Carnegie Mellon University, co-authored by Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb and Shane Greenstein, explores the extent of commercial adoption of the Internet in the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas. <br /> <br /> The paper -- <a href="http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/cforman/research/digitaldispersion--July%2031.pdf"><br /> "How did Location Affect Adoption of the Commercial Internet?-Global Village, Urban Density and Industry Composition"</a> --explores the connection between industry composition and city size in explaining business use of the Internet.
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Despite concerns over the economy, most voters agreed to help pay for new rail systems, highways and bus routes.
Wal-Mart At Teotihuacan Opens
A highly disputed Wal-Mart store opens within view of the pyramids of Teotihuacan.
Wildfires Linked To Global Warming
An article in the journal Nature suggests that climate warming is party at fault for massive wildfires in the Western U.S.
When Ecotourism Kills
Well-meaning tourists are putting increasing pressure on animals worldwide, new studies show.