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Tag Archives: sense of place
Communities of exclusion: Some thoughts on the concept of community
by Ares Kalandides A bizarre piece of news caught my attention recently: A Kosovarian family was allegedly denied citizenship in Switzerland, not for failing to comply with the formal requirements, but for not adapting to the local norms. The transgressions … Continue reading
A Timid Network of Towns: Cittaslow
by Ares Kalandides I have only been to Trani once. That was about five years ago during a trip around Puglia, which I still consider to be one of the most beautiful Italian provinces. Trani is a small port of … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, cittàslow, globalization, Herzbruck, identity, Network, sense of place, slow city, slow food, Trani
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Urban gardening in Berlin: contributions to city quality
by Hans Pul Although it is still freezing (at least here in Berlin), it is the time of the year for starting planning and planting this year’s vegetables. Around this time of the year, you can start planting carrots, spinach, … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Berlin-Kreuzberg, bottom-up, citizen initiatives, city quality, cookbook, flowers, Frisch vom Dach, fruits, garden, gardening projects, Gärten, guerilla garden, guerilla gardening, High Line, kreuzberg, malzfabrik, mariannenplatz, Moritzplatz, Neighbourhood, neighbourhood residents, Neukölln, new york, pioneers, Place Identity, Prinzessinnengarten, public space, San Francisco, sense of place, social function, Steine, sustainability, sustainable, Tempelhof, Tempelhofer Freiheit, Ton, urban agriculture, urban farming, urban garden, urban gardening, urban quality, vegetable market, vegetables, vegetables market
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Creative Cities International — The Vitality Index (VI)
by Brendan Colgan Last summer Creative Cities International (CCI) launched a new cultural impact study in the U.S. entitled the Vitality Index (VI) [click here for the report]. The study aims to model the “human experience of the city at its … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta, boston, California, CCI, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Creative Cities, cultural institutions, Detroit, Distictiveness, downtown, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Linda Lees, Los Angeles, Memphis, New Orleans, new york, New York City, parks, philadelphia, Phoenix, pittsburgh, pulic access, Raleigh, San Antonio, San Jose, seattle, sense of place, sustainibility, Tampa, Tulsa, U.S., urban space, urbanism, USA, VI, Vitality Index
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