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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Portas Pilots – One Year On
Originally posted on Prof Cathy Parker's Blog:
There’s been a lot in the news this week about the Portas Pilots – so here is a round up and my view on some of the key issues that have been…
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Global Second Row-Status as a City’s Advantage?!
by Renard Teipelke In my last article, I wrote about Frankfurt’s high ranking amongst German cities with regard to locational qualities, and I discussed the city’s high livability. While reasons for the good ranking of Frankfurt are found quickly, the … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, Frankfurt, global city, growth, inequality, ranking, second-row, urban politics, vision, world city
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Announcement: Prof. Dina Vaiou at Think&Drink Colloquium, Humboldt University, Berlin
Monday, June 3rd, 6 – 8 PM Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Universitätsstraße 3b, 10117 Berlin ( S- und U-Bahnhof Friedrichstraße), Room 205 Title: Changing patterns of care and neighbouring in crisis-ridden Athens Since 2009, analyses and explanations about the crisis in Greece, … Continue reading
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Tagged Athens, crisis, Dina Vaiou, Humboldt University, Think & Drink
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Pick of the Day: Globalisation isn’t just about profits. It’s about taxes too | Joseph Stiglitz | Comment is free | The Guardian
“Globalisation has made us increasingly interdependent. These international corporations are the big beneficiaries of globalisation – it is not, for instance, the average American worker and those in many other countries, who, partly under the pressure from globalisation, has seen … Continue reading
Parks and gardens in Berlin as community spaces – Part 3 (end)
by Ares Kalandides and Markus Kather After an introduction into the German and Berlin green planning instruments (Part 1) and two examples of gardens from Berlin ( Part 2), here is the 3rd and last part of the blog entry. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Kalandides, Berlin, Mauerpark, Prinzessinengärten, Ton Stein Gärten, urban gardening
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Pick of the Day: Geographer David Harvey on Urban Development and Power – SPIEGEL ONLINE
‘These days, cities try demanding premiums by advertising themselves as culturally unique. After the Guggenheim Museum was built in Bilbao in 1997, cities all over the world followed its example and began developing landmark projects. The goal is to be … Continue reading
Pick of the day: Breaking free of London-focused growth | new economics foundation
“Most EU countries have a gap between their richest and their poorest regions. But the distance between the UK’s richest and poorest regions is, on this measure, hugely and shockingly larger than any other. At one end – the richest … Continue reading
Interview on Place Branding
by Ares Kalandides I recently received a list of interview questions on Place Branding by a master student. I found them very interesting and decided to share the interview with you: 1. Place Branding applies modern marketing methods that position … Continue reading
Parks and gardens in Berlin as community spaces – Part 2
by Ares Kalandides and Markus Kather This is the second part of the article. In part 1 we looked at the German legal framework and the particularities of green planning in Berlin. Today we will be looking at examples. You … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Kalandides, garden, Herzberge, parks, Tempelhofer Freiheit, urban gardening
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Parks and gardens in Berlin as community spaces – Part 1
by Ares Kalandides and Markus Kather A. Introduction In the warmer months of the year Berliners of all ages and backgrounds flow into the squares, parks and gardens of the city. The more adventurous ones are not even discouraged by … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Kalandides, Berlin, garden, green planning, landscape design, parks, urban planning
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