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The intangible value of Piraeus
Why COSCO wants all of Piraeus, not only the containers By Costis Hadjimichalis[1] What exactly did the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)[2] and the Greek government sell to COSCO at the shockingly low amount of 280.5 million Euro at once … Continue reading
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Tagged COSCO, Costis Hadjimichalis, economic development, Greece, Pireaeus, Place Development, ports, privatisation, urban planning
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ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS AND THE RULE OF THE VISUAL
by Alan Grabinsky* An architectural rendering is not a neutral artifact: as an image it always wants something, and its production, distribution and circulation are conditioned by the social context. Renderings that have circulated of the “Cultural Corridor Chapultepec” [Mexico … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Grabinsky, architecture, landscape design, Mexico City, renderings, visual
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Collaboration as a driver for regional development: Learnings from the transnational COBRA project (II)
by Markus Kather and Tobias Sieblitz In the first part of this blog series we discussed the beginnings of a project that is aimed at establishing collaborative labour opportunities in rural regions – in our case the project COBRA in … Continue reading
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Collaboration as a driver for regional development: Learnings from the transnational COBRA project (I)
By Markus Kather and Tobias Sieblitz What can we do if certain cities or regions are facing difficult socio-economic situations? What if for example skilled labour is missing, what if qualified and educated people are leaving – commonly known as … Continue reading
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Shortage of Skilled Labour in Germany: Does it really exist? (Part 2)
Photo Credit: http://www.august-faller.de by Paul Köper, Tobias Sieblitz and Ares Kalandides In Part 1 of this blog series we ended by asking the question whether the debate about a shortage of skilled labour in Germany had any substance. Is the phenomenon … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandenburg, Germany, inpolis, Schönefelder Kreuz, skilled labour
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2014 Masterclasses in Place Management, Marketing and Branding
Make better places with the latest thinking from experts. 2-4th October 2014 The Institute of Place Management at Manchester Metropolitan University is running a series of one day masterclasses, aimed at practitioners, policy makers and place stakeholders who want to access the latest thinking … Continue reading
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Fashion Businesses in Berlin – a Designer’s Answer
by Vasso Consola[1] I wrote this text as a reaction to the three blog entries by Ares Kalandides that were based on a research project on fashion businesses in Berlin (part 1, part 2 and part 3). A subsequent Facebook … Continue reading
Place marketing and sustainable places
by Cathy Parker* Recently, Piccadilly Gardens was voted Manchester’s worst attraction on Tripadvisor. The designers of Piccadilly Gardens, Arup, say “Piccadilly Gardens transforms Manchester’s central park from a problem area into an effective public space”. On the other hand tripadvisors say “Designed … Continue reading
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Pick of the Day: India’s smart city craze: big, green and doomed from the start? | Cities | theguardian.com
“And it exists: on paper. Its name is Dholera, and it is a key part of what you might call India’s 21st-century utopian urban experiment. Economists argue that the country desperately needs new cities: its urban population is expected to … Continue reading
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