Social Media And Web 2.0

Apr

Six Long Form Reads About Sustainable Cities

Categories: Digital, Social Media and Web 2.0

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by Joe Peach

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

Apr

CityCamp Brighton: Reclaiming Democratic Structures for Citizens

Categories: Digital, Governance, People, Social Media and Web 2.0, UK

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by Joe Peach

"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

Apr

Why SimCity Has Lost it’s Way

Categories: Digital, Social Media and Web 2.0

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by Theodore Brown

The launch of the latest SimCity has been dogged with problems - mostly technical. And the functionality is far removed from previous versions, changing the meaning of the game significantly. Is the digital urban planning dream dead? Read more

Mar

CityCamp Brighton: Four Ways to Encourage City Councillors to Use Social Media

Categories: Digital, Social Media and Web 2.0, UK

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by Joe Peach

"How can we make that cultural shift so it's normal for city councillors to talk about the stuff they do and the communities to talk about how well that's working?" asked Kirsty Walker of The Trust for Developing Communities. Could Social Media provide the solution? Read more

Mar

Five Ideas from Brighton for Socially Sustainable Cities

Categories: Data and Infrastructure, Digital, Social Media and Web 2.0, UK

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by Joe Peach

Brighton hosts an annual CityCamp 'unconference' - an event which brings together government, businesses, community groups and academia to reimagine the impact of collaboration and web technologies on the city. Here's five of the most interesting ideas from CityCamp Brighton in 2012. Read more

Mar

SimCity 5: Sustainable, Suburban and Slightly More Human

Categories: Digital, Social Media and Web 2.0

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by Drew Reed

Ask anyone involved in urbanism or city planning, and they will probably have at least some familiarity with the SimCity series. Recently, a new version of the game was released, and while it has received plenty of buzz within the gaming public, how exactly does it relate to real world urbanism? Read more

Jan

Food and the City: Introducing our Next #citytalk

Categories: Digital, Social Media and Web 2.0

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by Joe Peach

Join This Big City and Future Cape Town for our next #citytalk tweetchat on January 23rd at 6PM GMT/7PM CET/1PM EST. We'll be discussing the challenges and opportunities associated with food in the city. It would be great if you could come and share your views! Read more

Jan

Converting Construction Sites into Public Spaces

Categories: Digital, Placemaking, Planning, Social Media and Web 2.0, USA and Canada

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by Jillian Glover

In New York City, construction scaffolding is so prevalent that students from the Parsons School of Design created Soft Walks - simple DIY kits with chair pieces, a counter, a light fixture, a planter, and a green trellis that anyone can pick up and install onto the beams of their nearest scaffolded area. Read more

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