This Big City

Apr

The Ancient Antagonism Between Street Artists and Governments

Categories: Arts and Culture, Europe, Governance, People

by Ian Currie

If you have ever found yourself growing bored of walking around the city, you should love Street Art. Imagine you find a beautifully crafted artwork that stops you in your tracks, makes you laugh, think and feel inspired - you would appreciate it, wouldn’t you? Unfortunately, this is not the case in many cities. Read more

Apr

Flooding in La Plata, Argentina: A Wake Up Call

Categories: Latin America, Planning, Urban Scale

Tags: Buenos Aires, cc

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by Drew Reed

A series of rainstorms recently hit Buenos Aires and La Plata. Houses were flooded, cars were washed away and power was knocked out, in some areas for up to two days. The message is clearer than ever: now is the time to look at urban drainage systems and try to find solutions to increase their effectiveness. Read more

Apr

City Council to Save £3.5 Million Through Recycling

Categories: Energy and Services, Planning, UK

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by Forum for the Future

Last year, for the first time since records began, local authorities recycled, composted or reused more waste than they sent to landfill. Despite the extra complexity and cost in collecting different kinds of refuse, some local authorities are finding their waste bills are falling as recycling rates rise. Read more

Apr

100 Urban Interventions in 1 Day

Categories: Community, Latin America, People, Placemaking

Tags: Bogota, cc

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by Joe Peach

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

Apr

Margaret Thatcher and the Argentine Dictators: Enemies with Similar Views on Train Travel

Categories: Governance, Latin America, People, Public Transport, Transport, UK

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by Drew Reed

And so it is: Margaret Thatcher has finally rusted out and been sent to the great scrap heap in the sky. The media has responded with a flood of historical recaps of her legacy, with one obvious highlight being her brutal (and politically fruitful) war against Argentina. But despite the feud between the two countries, their respective governments shared a similar outlook on transportation Read more

Apr

Pacific Island Trials Aquaponics for Food Supply. Will Cities be Next?

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Energy and Services, Governance, People, Planning

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by Forum for the Future

Aquaponics - a type of farming which combines aquaculture (raising fish) with hydroponics (cultivating plants without soil) - could hold the answer to food supply for islands in the Pacific. Could it also provide cities with a new method of food production? Read more