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We praise democracy most of the time, but we practice it as if we had accepted every argument against it, as if we believed it must depress the level of culture and of public life

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Peter Hall

Peter Hall is Professor of Planning at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London. His most recent book is Urban Future 21 (with U. Pfeiffer, 2000). He is co-principal investigator on the ESRC Cities Programme’s London Integrated City Study.

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Testing the argument for social living

Passion spills over the fields of green and brown where a calm assessment of real alternatives is needed. Progress towards sustainability is possible, but requires a portfolio approach that addresses the needs of different environments and geographical regions.

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