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The neighborhoods in which children and adolescents live and spend their time play a role in whether or not they eat a healthy diet, get enough exercise or become obese, concludes a collection of studies in a special theme issue of the American...
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While touring Kevin Babola's art studio yesterday, I found this thought-provoking piece entitled ‘Political Landscapes.’ I greatly enjoyed my conversation with the artist about the political, economic and urban visions that went into this painting. The conceptual idea behind this painting started when the artist was exploring the neighborhoods of New Bedford, MA and noticed how a sense of place can change very quickly. I dare say most cities have areas similar to the one portrayed here where the socioeconomic character changes very abruptly. While physically it might be very easy to cross from the side of the street with tenements to the neighborhood with single family homes, making that transition permanent is incredibly difficult.
Questions to ponder: what leads to cities having abrupt changes in the urban fabric? What might this chasm represent to people on either side of the divide? How does this impact the neighborhood institutions (schools, local government, etc.)? Please visit the artist's webpage at: http://www.kbolaillustration.com Via Seth Dixon 
's comment, September 4, 2012 11:58 AM
This is something I've noticed about some of the streets in my neighborhood for several years now. It's very interesting how one side of the street can be single family homes while the other side can have multifamily homes or tenements. This shift in culture greatly impacts schools and local government because there are now more children going to school which creates the need for more books, supplies, and desks. An increase in taxes could be inevitable depending on the financial status of the neighborhood.
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February 25, 11:46 PM
Polotical Landscape paintings are great because they are a vision of what the world is becoming, what it used to be, and what it could be. Delete the scoop?
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