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David Maddox,
New York .
31 August 2018
Art, Science, Action: Green Cities Re-imagined
David Maddox, New York .
Other Essays on: 26 Visions for Urban Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity
Defining the Just City Beyond Black and White
Toni Griffin, New York City
When I think about the just city, it’s always black and white I was born in Chicago the evening before President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. Growing up on the south side of Chicago meant that on an average day, I rarely saw or...
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Turning to the Flip Side
Maruxa Cardama, Brussels
On the flipside you can do anything (…) the flipside bring a second wind to change your world. Encrypted recipes to reconfigure easily the mess we made on world, side B —Song ‘Flipside’, written by Nitin Sawhney and S. Duncan My brainstorming for this essay started thinking about the comprehensive list...
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Turning Migrant Workers into Citizens in Urbanizing China
Pengfei XIE, Beijing
One of the root causes of inequity is urban and rural differentiation China is experiencing a massive migration to the cities, mostly due to the availability of jobs and better facilities. But the way the government administers citizenship also creates inequity and poverty. Since the founding of the People’s Republic...
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Justice that Serves People, Not Institutions
Mirna Goransky, Buenos Aires
The purpose of this essay is to share some considerations about the meaning of “just City” from the perspective of a lawyer dedicated to the reform of justice administration and, in particular, to the design of systems that promote, encourage and facilitate the approach of justice for the people. This...
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SCIENCE &
TOOLS
11 February 2015
Unintended Consequences Can Be Opportunities for Conservation
In reviewing the wildlife habitats of British towns and cities for my recent book Nature in Towns and Cities (Harper Collins 2014) I became acutely aware that many of the UK’s most spectacular urban wetlands resulted from industrial activities. The...
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PEOPLE &
COMMUNITITES
10 July 2022
Then Came the Crash
I wasn’t in a good shape when I broke the sparrowhawk’s wings. A gray sky over Berlin, a cold eastern wind. An early March day that never had properly lighted up and already started to sink back into dawn. No rain, no snow, but this dry and uncomfortable wind. I was cycling back towards my flat. The gusts came from...
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PLACE &
DESIGN
24 July 2016
What Do Rotterdammers Want in Green Infrastructure? We Asked Them
Now that urban greening is increasingly seen as a climate adaptation strategy, the question is how to best provide the necessary green space. Where, at which scale, and what type of greenery? Which design is preferred? And how can municipalities...
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ART &
AWARENESS
23 May 2016
Poetry Produces the Novel Language of Future Cities
A review of Urban Nature: Poems About Wildlife in the City. 2000. Edited by Laure-Anne Bosselaar. Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis. ISBN: 1571314105. 265 pages. Buy the book. How can poems advance our understanding of nature in cities? If cities themselves are...
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