Session Information

2009 PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE

common sense vs. Common Sense: The Design of Communities

As humans we have common sense, but do we have a Common Sense? Humans share a common sense about globalization, internationalism, regionalization and localization. This panel will examine communities at all levels of organization and address the design of communities through faith, markets, politics, buildings, food, water and energy. From what we drive to where we get our food to the buildings we work in and live in, how important is a sense of community?