Monthly Archives: July 2013

Pick of the Day: Detroit, the New Greece – by Paul Krugman, NYTimes.com

Posted on 24/07/2013 by Ares Kalandides

“So by all means let’s have a serious discussion about how cities can best manage the transition when their traditional sources of competitive advantage go away. And let’s also have a serious discussion about our obligations, as a nation, to … Continue reading →

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The sale of public values in the midst of an economic depression and an abysmal crisis of public finances is an economic crime (Part 2, end)

Posted on 23/07/2013 by Ares Kalandides

by Niels Kadritzke. Original source (in German): NachDenkSeiten. You can download a printer-friendly version here. You can read part 1 here We have learned from the many experiments in almost all European countries that privatization is one of the great delusions of market fundamentalists. … Continue reading →

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The sale of public values in the midst of an economic depression and an abysmal crisis of public finances is an economic crime (Part 1)

Posted on 22/07/2013 by Ares Kalandides

by Niels Kadritzke. Original source (in German): NachDenkSeiten. You can download a printer-friendly version here We have learned from the many experiments in almost all European countries that privatization is one of the great delusions of market fundamentalists. In Greece, however, the … Continue reading →

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Book recommendation: The Enterpeneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato

Posted on 19/07/2013 by Ares Kalandides

“The public sector is often seen as sclerotic and conservative in contrast with a dynamic and innovative private sector. This assumption lies at the basis of much of the outsourcing of public services to the private sector. In this interview … Continue reading →

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Infrastructure Projects Concern Not Only Engineers

Posted on 19/07/2013 by renardteipelke

by Renard Teipelke From the end of 2008 until the end of 2012, the first ‘Superhighway’ in East Africa was constructed between Kenya’s capital Nairobi and the industrial satellite town of Thika in the Northern part of the Nairobi Metropolitan … Continue reading →

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NEXT Fashion Store: A Pop up Store in Schöneweide!

Posted on 18/07/2013 by geobrand

by Markus Kather From this Friday on, for one week, Berliners and visitors will leave the well-known realm surrounded by the S-Bahn-ring and discover hidden workshops, brand new galleries, art, science, and fashion in old industrial buildings along the river … Continue reading →

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Pick of the day: Awakening Pera in Istanbul

Posted on 12/07/2013 by Ares Kalandides

Blog and photos by Iason Athanassiadis* “When a small group of environmentalists and liberals started sleeping in a small, overlooked park next to Istanbul’s central Taksim Square, slated for replacement by a mall, I thought little aside from being infused … Continue reading →

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Informal Cities?

Posted on 10/07/2013 by Ares Kalandides

by Ares Kalandides For a while now, I have been working with the Goethe-Institut on a project financed by the Robert-Bosch-Stiftung called The (in)formal City, In an exchange between Johannesburg and Berlin, a team of 20 travels between the two cities … Continue reading →

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Urban development and the illusion of participation

Posted on 08/07/2013 by Ares Kalandides

by Ares Kalandides Participation has somehow managed to become the cliché of urban planning. You know, one of these terms that have lost their meaning through constant lip service. Participatory planning is taught at universities and is an integral part of … Continue reading →

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