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All Bits Count: Making Sustainability Science and Communication Approachable and Actionable

Karl Dickinson -
This article was written for CityChangers.org by Mahak Agrawal, Steering Board Member of ITACUS and Founder of All Bits Count (ABC). In it, she argues that the most effective sustainability discourse for sparking behaviour...
Car-Free

Od-Nowa: How Łódź is Creating Its First School Street

Karl Dickinson -
Karolina Taczalska was appalled by the density of traffic outside her son’s school, so she and Mateusz Cyganek started a project that aims to make the street child friendly by implementing small but effective...
Food Systems

Please Don’t Kale My Vibe – Piloting Edible City Solutions to Change Food Systems

Mirka Råberg -
This article was written for CityChangers.org by Mirka Råberg and Olivia Fokeerah, who both work for Forum Virium Helsinki, the City of Helsinki’s innovation company, in Finland. In it, they explore how cities can...
Car-Free

What Are School Streets? An Explainer

Karl Dickinson -
There has been a lot of talk about school streets in the sustainable cities sphere of late, but what does the term really mean, and why are school streets necessary? We gen up on...
Architecture & Design

d-Lab: Reviving Social Infrastructure via Architectural Design

Karl Dickinson -
Preserving historic architecture seems at odds with renovating buildings to meet modern sustainability standards. One Spanish university, however, is bridging these two worlds – by reviving traditional construction methods. It just so happens that...
Podcast

#18: Cities of Making

The CityChangers Podcast -
Urban Future’s Karl Dickinson is in conversation with Adrian Hill, a social designer and lead researcher for the Cities of Making project, talking about the nature of production in the post-industrial city. They discuss...
Circularity

Pioneering Sustainable Solar Panels: Amsterdam’s Move Towards Circularity

Tabita Slimmens and Lukas Sloet -
This article was written for CityChangers.org by Lukas Sloet, Policy Officer for Solar Energy, and Tabita Slimmens, Communications Specialist in Sustainability, both working for the City of Amsterdam. They explore the often-overlooked harmful implications...
Urban Manufacturing

The Case for Urban Manufacturing

Cornelia Forsthuber -
With cities growing and due to skyrocketing demand for housing, vast areas of industrial land have been rezoned. So, what is still being produced in cities? And why does it matter? Here’s why cities...
Urban Manufacturing

Co-location: How Mixed Spaces Benefit Urban Manufacturing

Karl Dickinson -
Urban manufacturing needs a range of suitable spaces to thrive. Diversifying the uses within buildings, blocks, and neighbourhoods opens up considerable gains: we should consider co-location as a primary tool for making cities more...
Urban Manufacturing

Urban Manufacturing: Key Terms & Definitions

Iris Fiebiger -
To help navigate the sometimes alien world of city-based production, we've compiled a quick-reference guide to some of the most common urban manufacturing terms and definitions used by the Cities of Making project and...
Circularity

How Urban Manufacturing Can Contribute to a Circular Economy

Cornelia Forsthuber -
Increasingly, cities have become aware of the fact that the current linear use of resources (taking raw materials from the environment, making products from them, and eventually throwing them away as waste) is no...
Urban Manufacturing

Why Your City Needs a Curator

Karl Dickinson -
Cities of Making advocates for establishing the role of a city Curator to change perceptions, fight urban manufacturing’s corner, and facilitate its growth. But what exactly can this champion achieve, and how can you...
Urban Manufacturing

How Can Cities Support Manufacturing with Intelligent Transport Design?

Karl Dickinson -
Transport is integral to urban manufacturing. It is the gateway to resources and the marketplace. Businesses rely on the logistics that links them with staff, partners, and clients. Cities aiming to (re)build and develop...
Circularity

How Can Urban Manufacturers Make from Waste?

Karl Dickinson -
Manufacturing in its many manifestations creates mountains of waste. This presents an opportunity. With the correct systems in place, waste becomes a resource and opens the door to innovative businesses, job creation, and economic...
Urban Manufacturing

Urban Manufacturing in London

Iris Fiebiger -
London has a long history of manufacturing. Its industrial activity continues up to this day in areas like Haringey, Old Oak & Park Royal, and the Maker Mile. The Cities of Making project examined...
Urban Manufacturing

How to Establish a Curator in Your City

Karl Dickinson -
A Curator has the power to unlock a city’s manufacturing potential, but how exactly can we go about getting one in place? We look at who best fits the role in your city, set...
Urban Manufacturing

Urban Manufacturing: The Challenges

Iris Fiebiger -
Urban manufacturing presents many benefits. To have it reach its full potential, however, we need to tackle several challenges. From defining the concept to bringing together myriad actors – here come the top six...
Urban Manufacturing

Urban Manufacturing: Grey or Green?

Iris Fiebiger -
Is urban manufacturing bad for the environment? Or can it be green and play a role in the fight against climate change? We look at the current picture of production to see how sustainably...
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