A City Slicker, Or A Suburbanite In Disguise?

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Are You A City Slicker, Or A Suburbanite In Disguise?

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From NPR Cities: Urban Life In The 21st Century:

"Do You Live In A City? Hmm. Let's Find Out".

"Urban life is multifaceted and complex. But, sometimes you need to just go with the flow and the chart (above or at link below) may or may not show you if you're really an urbanite."

From ~ http://www.npr.org/2012/07/02/155989757/do-you-live-in-a-city-hm-lets-find-out

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An NPR-designed decision tree makes an educated guess about whether or not you live in a city:

"We’re living in the early years of what many call the "Urban Century." Cities aren’t just growing, they’re transforming--at unprecedented speeds and scales. A new series from National Public Radio, The NPR Cities Project, aims to examine what urbanism means today, through long-form pieces and data visualizations."

"Designers Nelson Hsu, Natalie Jones, Melanie Taube, and Tanya Ballard Brown open with a little disclaimer: "this chart may (or may not) show you if you’re really an urbanite." The "or maybe not" speaks volumes. To the ire of many NPR commenters, the chart is often wrong.

But that may be the point: Cities are in-flux like never before, and typical markers associated with urbanism, like population density and commercial infrastructure, no longer apply."


From ~ http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670277/infographic-are-you-a-city-slicker-or-a-suburbanite-in-disguise