Cities are like brands – they need to have a plan, market, grow, and innovate. Cities can’t just plan and grow and expect investment, residents and tourists to appear. Just getting by can work for some cities such as Paris, Rome or Venice or other world-renown tourist cities – if that is the one of […]
Happy Holidays and have a great 2011
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a great 2011. I would like to thank my family for their support in 2010 and especially my friends – Peter, Robert, Steve for their support also during the year. Every year has its ups and downs 2010 has been a bigger roller coaster than […]
Australian Economy: Factors to watch in 2011
These are observations of  factors I think will change the Australian market in 2011.  Other short-term factors will come into play that could change any or all of these factors. I predict these with great trepidation as I have heard only a fool predicts the future of any economy but it was fun exercise to think about. […]
Pigeon-holing employees – a recipe for employee churn
Recently, I have noticed more and more businesses are pigeon-holing people based on skill or one required task. Its not just corporate cultures who are doing this, I have seen more and more smaller firms hire people based alone on one skill set. It is becoming more prominent in China as businesses try to streamline […]
What is a landscape architecture?
Landscape Architecture is the design of outdoor spaces (and often indoor spaces) through the integration of the environment, design, art, science, economy and sociology. It involves the understanding ecologically, geology, urban planning, economy, culture, and people in able to design a better environment. Landscape architecture is a design study and profession of various sizes of […]