by Valeri LeBlanc – To build a better society we have to create better places. So start with the basics…what is a place? If we are the PLACES consulting people, we ought to be able to say what a place
Love of Place and Social Capital
by Valeri LeBlanc – In his book Bowling Alone, Bob Putnam coined the term social capital. Like its cousins financial capital and human capital, it refers to a source of value—in this case the value (economic and otherwise) of good