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David Maddox,
New York .
2 November 2016
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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Turning Migrant Workers into Citizens in Urbanizing China
Pengfei XIE, Beijing
One of the root causes of inequity is urban and rural differentiation China is experiencing a massive migration to the cities, mostly due to the availability of jobs and better facilities. But the way the government administers citizenship also creates inequity and poverty. Since the founding of the People’s Republic...
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The Case for All In Cities
Angela Glover Blackwell, New York
People of color are at the center of a demographic shift that will fundamentally change the global urban landscape. From the growing proportions of Latino, Asian, and African American residents in resurgent cities of the United States, to the diversifying capitals of Europe and the booming metropolises of Asia, Africa,...
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Why Design Matters
Jason Schupbach, Washington
My vision for a just city is one where design and its power as a tool against inequality is leveraged for the benefit of all residents. As the director of design programs at the National Endowment for Arts, and one of the U.S. government’s primary advocates for good design, I...
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OTHER ESSAYS ON SIMILAR THEMES...
SCIENCE &
TOOLS
9 July 2017
Crossing the Design-Science Divide
Designers and scientists are different. We think, communicate, and interact with the world in vastly different ways. For instance, designers often develop evocative renderings of our creations, varying in style, but of a similar nature to the image below: a...
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PEOPLE &
COMMUNITITES
31 August 2021
Repenser la protection de la nature dans le contexte des Objectifs du Développement Durable Rethinking Nature Protection in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals
Read this in English. Repenser la protection de la nature dans le contexte des Objectifs du Développement Durable en articulant action locale et régionale avec les politiques nationales et internationales Un constat sans appel Sur la base des listes rouges produites par l’UICN, le Chief scientist de l’IUCN, Thomas Brooks alerte sur le rythme sans précédent de l’érosion de la...
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PLACE &
DESIGN
26 January 2015
Common Sense Urban Tools to Change Cities, Via Curitiba
A review of Urban Acupuncture: Celebrating Pinpricks of Change that Enrich City Life, by Jaime Lerner. 2014. Island Press, Washington. ISBN 13: 978-1-61091-583 / ISBN 10: 1-61091-583-6. 143 pages. For traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is a method to stimulate specific points of the...
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ART &
AWARENESS
28 December 2017
Highlights from The Nature of Cities in 2017
Today’s post celebrates highlights from TNOC writing in 2017. These contributions, originating around the world, were widely read, offer novel points of view, are somehow disruptive in a useful way, or combine these characteristics. Certainly, all 1000+ TNOC essays and roundtables are...
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