The current trend in moving zoning away from shaping big buildings toward how buildings and places are used and perform can already be seen at the recently opened East River Esplanade, where a balustrade as wide as a lunch counter and bar stools are mandated.

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Based on this input, the Global Consultation in Dakar is identifying the remaining challenges for reaching the current education goals and further engage all relevant stakeholders in the shaping of the post-2015 agenda.

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Until then, HP can play a big role in shaping our physical world, but probably not in its current state.

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Having served in senior roles at Treasury, the IMF and the New York Fed, Tim Geithner offers not just extensive experience shaping economic policy and managing financial markets--but an unparalleled understanding of our current economic crisis, in all of its depth, complexity and urgency.

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