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Tag Archives: sustainibility
The Zabbaleen – Functional Informal Waste Management in Cairo – Part I
By Jakob Hebsaker and Renard Teipelke* Waste management might belong to those urban issues that are best managed when we do not recognize them. Once we are complaining about dirty streets or overflowing trash cans, we are reminded of hidden … Continue reading
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Tagged Cairo, community development, Coptic, Egypt, informal settlement, Mo'allimin, recycling, revolution, sustainibility, urban planning, urban space, Wahis, waste management, Zabbaleen
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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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Second Call for Papers | Mediterranean Tourism Conference in Antalya April 2012
(Subscribe to the blog to receive regular updates and related news ) in:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management (Akdeniz University Antalya) are happy to announce the Second Call for Papers for the Conference … Continue reading
NEMONA – An Interview
By Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen & Renard Teipelke In our last article, we introduced NEMONA – a prime example of local network initiatives in sustainable urban development with a thematic focus on the fashion production in Berlin. In order to gain further … Continue reading
Posted in miscellaneous, pick of the day
Tagged Berlin, creative economy, culture, economic development, fashion, Immigrant, NEMONA, Network, Neukölln, Place Development, sustainibility
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Mediterranean Tourism Conference
in:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management (Akdeniz University Antalya) are happy to announce the first edition of the Conference “Destination Management and Branding in the Mediterranean Region” to be held in Antalya in … Continue reading
Posted in conferences
Tagged africa, Balkan, climate, Conference, conflict, country brand, crisis, culture, economic development, ecotourism, governance, Greece, growth, heritage, Institute of Place Management, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, licensing, local community, local product, Mediterranean, Network, place, Place Branding, Place Development, Place Identity, Place Management, Place Marketing, planning, Portugal, Spain, stakeholder, sustainibility, Syria, tourism, turkey, urban planning, urban space
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2nd Nordic Urban Workshop at Stockholm University 25th-26th October 2011
Welcome to the second Nordic Urban workshop, a two-day meeting directed towards PhD students and young researchers studying urban dynamics from a broad range of disciplines. The workshop features a key lecture and a career strategy discussion, along with parallel … Continue reading
The Gulf Emirates: Urbanity – Vision – Gambling
By Renard Teipelke SPIEGEL journalist Alexander Smoltczyk has done something that was long overdue: unveiling the Gulf Emirates’ strengths and weaknesses from the perspective of an urbanist. The German article is about post-petrol economies, their skyrocketing progress during the past … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab, city tourism, Der Spiegel, economic development, expats, growth, Gulf, oil, Place Branding, Place Development, Place Identity, sustainibility, urban planning, urban space
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Four Days of Critical Geography: 4th Nordic Geographers Meeting in Roskilde, Denmark
By Renard Teipelke From May 24th to 27th 2011, more than 200 scholars met in Roskilde, Denmark, for the 4th Nordic Geographers Meeting – an international conference not only for geographers, but also for experts from other disciplines (such as … Continue reading
11th Symposium of the Humboldt Economics Forum: Growth and/or Sustainability!? – Part III
<<< Read Part I <<< Read Part II by Renard Teipelke Part III The dilemma between growth and sustainability was supposed to be ‘solved’ by the last panel on which Professor Meyer (University of Osnabrück) underscored that all the well-intentioned … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, Berlin, China, developed countries, developing countries, economics, growth, Humboldt, sustainibility
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11th Symposium of the Humboldt Economics Forum: Growth and/or Sustainability!? – Part II
<<< Read Part I >>> Read Part III by Renard Teipelke Part II Addressing the relationship between developed and developing coutnries, Professor Irmen (University of Luxemburg) reminded the audience that the highly developed countries will not be capable of dictating … Continue reading
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