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Up in Smoke: Consequences of an Unhealthy Habit

Jeanelle Gladwish -
Inspired by an original post on LinkedIn, this article was written for CityChangers.org by Jeanelle Gladwish, founder of the first and only translation agency dedicated entirely to sustainability, sustainability translators. In it, she argues...
Greenery & Biodiversity

The Psychological Effects of Greenery on Modern City Dwellers

Metka Novak -
We may be modern individuals living in civilized cities, but we are still creatures of nature at heart. So, how does greenery play a part in our mental well-being? Why do we seem to...
Architecture & Design

Graphic Rewilding: Plugging Urban Nature Deficits with Large-scale Art

Karl Dickinson -
Humans crave connection with nature that cities disconnect us from. Graphic Rewilding proves that art is a viable alternative, or even enhancer of, ecological spaces. Sides of buildings in cities around the world have been...
Revitalising Districts

The Hive: Permanent Placemaking Returns Unloved Land to the Community

Karl Dickinson -
When an alleyway became too undesirable to even walk through, play and tactical interventions helped residents address their neighbourhood’s trauma and reclaim the space. Alleyways don’t get much attention but can be a critical space...
Greenery & Biodiversity

Safety in Green Areas: It’s About People

Metka Novak -
Green areas are great; they have the potential to attract a city’s residents to enjoy nature, relax, and get some much-needed fresh air. Safety, though, is a large element of that enjoyment; so how...
Walking

Building Better Neighbourhoods: The Benefits of Walkable Cities

Karl Dickinson -
All of us are pedestrians. We’re born with all we need – legs – to participate and use them throughout our lives without even thinking. Walking makes our lives more convenient, enjoyable, affluent, and...
Housing

A Touch of Dutch: Cohousing Advice from Vrijburcht

Iris Fiebiger -
The cohousing project Vrijburcht in Amsterdam was built almost two decades ago. Despite the many difficulties that have cropped up along the way, Vrijburcht has stood the test of time and – over the...
Greenery & Biodiversity

Giving Łódź’s Abandoned Industrial Land New Life: Urban Future Podcast #3 – Fuzja

What's That Green -
How did Łódź, Poland, turns eight hectares of abandoned factory land into a green, multifunctional, and inclusive neighbourhood? In this episode of the What’s That Green? podcast, recorded LIVE at the Urban Future conference,...
Architecture & Design

Bins of Congleton: Finding the Fun in “Basic” Urban Infrastructure

Karl Dickinson -
Social media sensation Bins of Congleton uses humour to generate a new appreciation for local waste infrastructure, also encouraging people to keep the town litter-free. A short distance from Manchester, UK, lies the small market...
Climate Adaptation

Why Community Gardens Need Co-Creation: Urban Future Podcast #2 – Pelgu, Tallinn

What's That Green -
How can a municipality encourage local residents to lead their own community garden project? In this second episode of the What’s That Green? podcast to be recorded LIVE at the Urban Future conference, Fanny...
Housing

CityChanger Mikaela Åberg: Drottninghög’s Neighbourhood Revival

Karl Dickinson -
As an urban developer, Mikaela Åberg improves lives in one of Helsingborg’s most socially deprived districts: Drottninghög. Just a month before she is due to speak at the UF22 conference, this CityChanger tells us...
Housing

Coliving – Saving, Sharing, Caring

Tanja Polonyi -
Living in one apartment with 10 others – for some a nightmare but for many the perfect alternative living model in times of a housing affordability crisis, mass urbanisation, and increasing loneliness. This article...
Research

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...
Research

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...
Revitalising Districts

Young Leader Luis Obregon: Unlocking Urban Regeneration in Truro

Karl Dickinson -
In cities struck by economic downturn and decay, we might hear the term ‘urban regeneration’ bandied round as a catalyst for improvement. But it’s about more than just throwing money at a problem. Young...
Cycling

Vienna Woman Bike Ride: A Demonstration of Solidarity

Karl Dickinson -
How can cities reduce their gender cycling gap? Organisers of the Vienna Woman Bike Ride believe it starts with improving visibility of female bikers. Every September for ten years, people on the streets of Izmir,...
Guest Article

DearNeighbour: Cohesive Communities As the Driving Force of a Just Green Transition

Eliza Barnea -
This article was written for CityChangers.org by Eliza Barnea, Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator for IntreVecini, a Bucharest-based non-profit that empowers citizens to lead their own urban improvements. Using residents of urban condominiums as...
Climate Adaptation

Schoonschip: A Community-built Floating Neighbourhood

External content -
This article was written by Jose Rodriguez of the European Cultural Foundation, based in the Netherlands. It was originally published here on the website for the Creating Actionable Futures (CrAFt) project as part of the New...
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