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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
A Just City is Inconceivable without a Just Society
Marcelo Lopes de Souza, Rio de Janeiro
Once upon a time the city was called the “marvelous” one: Rio de Janeiro, cidade maravilhosa. Rio was the birthplace of samba, chorinho and bossa nova; internationally famous for supposedly being a city of fun and carnival 365 days a year, it has been the capital city of Brazilian proverbial...
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Resistance, Education and the Collective Will of the Just City
Jack Travis, New York City
What has happened is that in the last 20 years, America has changed from a producer to a consumer. And all consumers know that when the producer names the tune, the consumer has got to dance. That’s the way it is. We used to be a producer—very inflexible at that,...
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How To Build a New Civic Infrastructure
Ben Hecht, Washington
In the United States of America cities have long been gateways to opportunity. For centuries, people from all over the country and the world, including my own grandparents, came to our cities chasing the promise of a better life. America’s bargain with its citizens, rich and poor was, in many...
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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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SCIENCE &
TOOLS
19 July 2015
It’s all in the Details: Two Missouri Schools Team up to Design Tornado Resistant Home
Designing for resilience is a complex undertaking. As David Maddox states in The Nature of Cities Global Roundtable, “to design for resilience suggests we can identify it, plan for it” and that “It’s a steep challenge, community by community”. Identifying,...
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PEOPLE &
COMMUNITITES
22 November 2015
Air Pollution: Urban Myths and Realities
You may have noticed ambient air quality returning to centre stage globally as a hot topic of discussion and debate. While the media coverage has helped draw attention to this critical issue, the plethora of data and views can cause confusion and can delay much-needed action. In this article, I will start with recent examples of air pollution stories that...
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PLACE &
DESIGN
19 May 2016
Parks as Magnets that Shape Sustainable Cities
The other day, I took my two children to the park. We clambered over rocks and logs, slid down slides, and rolled down a large grassy hill. At one stage, I stood at the top of the hill, the city...
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ART &
AWARENESS
10 July 2016
Restoration of Natural Ecosystems Makes Society Thrive
Our planet is at a crossroads. The ecosystems that underpin our economy, well-being, and survival are collapsing, species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate, and climate change continues unabated. In these times of change, nature-based solutions can offer a...
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