All posts in Community

Oct

Spanish Citizens find Creative Alternatives to an Economy in Crisis

Categories: Community, Europe, Governance, People

Tags: economics

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by Global Voices

Since the start of the economic crisis, the Spanish government has not taken the necessary measures to foment growth. Faced with these conditions, people feel it is up to them to take control of their future. Spaniards have done just that. Read more

Oct

Space Matters: Understanding the Music of a City

Categories: Community, People, Placemaking, Planning, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, Chicago, music

Comments: 1

by Ucce Agada

Ever wonder what makes a city tick? Why is everyone moving? Or not moving? And what starts it all? What 'music' initiates this urban 'dance' and preserves its energy throughout the day? Read more

Oct

Cohousing, Considerism and the Future Sustainable Society

Categories: Community, People, UK

Tags: collaboration, collaborative consumption, Lancaster

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by Forum for the Future

Cohousing sets out to create a community through shared development of living space, which includes both communal and private areas. It's about both providing homes and establishing a template for a sustainable society. Read more

Oct

Transit Culture: the Missing Element In Boosting Ridership

Categories: Community, Latin America, People, Public Transport, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: Buenos Aires, cc

Comments: 11

by Drew Reed

How we travel is more than a simple choice of how to get around, it is a part of how we see ourselves and a way we relate to the people around us. That's why creating transit culture is a critical part of building ridership. Read more

Oct

Building Sustainable Communities: Your Views from #citytalk

Categories: Community, People

Tags: cc, citytalk, sustainable communities

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by Future Cape Town

When we introduced the topic of social sustainability for our recent #citytalk tweetchat, we knew we had a challenge on our hands. Luckily for us, hundreds of Twitter users shared their thoughts on designing socially sustainable communities. Read more

Sep

Social Sustainability and Sustainable Communities: Introducing Our Next #citytalk

Categories: Community, People, UK

Tags: cc, citytalk, sustainable communities

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by Joe Peach

Defining social sustainability and sustainable communities is notoriously hard, that's why we were intrigued when the Berkeley Group got in touch to let us know that they had developed a structured framework for doing just that. Read more

Sep

Creating Public Spaces which Encourage Strangers to Interact

Categories: Community, People, USA and Canada

Comments: 4

by Smart Urban Stage

Modern cities are full of “non-places” where people are strangers to one another, resulting in a sea of people looking down at their phones. So how do we make public areas which encourage strangers to interact? Read more

Aug

The San Francisco Community Kitchen Aiming to Bring Local Food to City Consumers

Categories: Community, People, USA and Canada

Tags: distribution, food, San Francisco

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by Global Site Plans - The Grid

Despite a growing appetite in today's cities for local food, urban distribution networks and the availability of adequate space remains a challenge. A new community kitchen in San Francisco is aiming to address that. Read more