Executive Editor JOEL KOTKIN on The Times Daily regarding new localism

In an Oct. 19 Newsweek article, Joel Kotkin refers to the concept as "new localism". Kotkin, a presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., wrote "The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050," which will be published in 2010. Kotkin said "an aging population, suburbanization," the Internet and an increased focus on family life contribute to new localism.

Joel on The Times Daily