01
May
This Big City is partnering with London-based charity 3Space on 'Re:THINK' - their new event kicking off May 1st in Blackfriars, London. We got the chance to put a few questions to the event's organisers. Read more
Rethinking Cities: Demonstrating the Opportunity of Meanwhile Use
This Big City is partnering with London-based charity 3Space on their upcoming event Re:THINK, and we're hosting a #citytalk tweetchat at the same time as our workshop on May 3rd. Our topic: sustainable street design.
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25
Apr
If you're after some ideas for sustainable cities, we'd like to think that our archive of content is a good place to spend a few hours. But if you're after a more digestible snapshot, this recently-released infographic is also worth your attention. Read more
18
Apr
There's a limit to the amount of physical change one person can initiate in a city, but what if hundreds of citizens united, each putting in place the changes they want to see in their city all on the same day? That's the goal of 100en1día - a social movement which aims to inspire citizen driven change. Read more
12
Apr
The internet has typically rewarded those of us with a short attention span, but long form reads are beginning to find an audience online, with topics relevant to sustainable cities getting plenty of coverage. Here's six articles that are worth reading, if you've got the time. Read more
"The problem we're trying to solve is people are disengaging more and more with formal politics," said Emma Daniel of Citizens Agenda - the overall winner at this year's CityCamp Brighton 'unconference'. Read more
02
Apr
A debate last month brought together four prominent speakers from the urbanism world to discuss the potential of technologically-enabled cities. The event, hosted by Intelligence Squared and chaired by Tony Travers from the London School of Economics, is now online in the form of these four videos. Read more
24
Mar
With our current economic model prone to boom and bust, alternative currencies were explored at CityCamp Brighton, complementing existing currencies and potentially building more resilience into the economy. Could any of these ideas act as genuine alternatives to our primary economic model? Read more