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Our Cities Are Devastated -- Will Obama Bail Out Urban America?

Clay Risen, AlterNet. February 27, 2009.

40 years of benign (and not so benign) neglect have done inordinate damage to the socioeconomic structures of our inner cities.

Why Some Cities Are Getting Drier as Skyscrapers Rise

Why Some Cities Are Getting Drier as Skyscrapers Rise

Christina Larson, Environment: Yale Magazine. February 17, 2009.

Not only are cities impacted by their regional climate, they also shape it. And they way we build cities may determine how much rain we get.

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