And instead of dismantling the community of scholars, it may give it a new lease on life by creatingnew connections between academics working in adjacent disciplines but in unadjacent places.
With that comes opportunities of great interventions, new projects, rethinking urban transportation, creating vast new park systems, and experimenting with urban design strategies that might improve the quality of urban life.
Perhaps the reality can be different if you are open to the possibility that you are making the most courageous choice of your life when you are willing to put your whole self on the line for a new project, to test an idea, or to take a shot at creating a better and happier life.