Vernacular Culture and Urban Economic Development : Thinking Outside the (Big) Box [journal article]
By: James H. Carr and Lisa J. Servon
From: Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 75, No. 1, Winter 2009
"This article addresses the increasing homogeneity of urban commercial areas and the loss of local culture associated with this trend. It seeks to identify strategies that build effectively on vernacular culture as an asset in neighborhood development."