The subject of the Eurocities Social Forum in Nantes on March 16th was citizen involvement in social innovation. Cities are now leading Europe on social innovation across a range of fields from health and care to integrating migrants. The message of the conference was that for the city to engage with citizens it […]
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How a regulation turned Bologna’s civic pride into action
An association of Bologna women turned an unused city-owned building into an ‘ethical boutique’. It’s one result of a new city policy that encourages citizens to volunteer their time and talents while governing their use of public assets. (Rete Civica Iperbole) A few years ago, a group of women in their 50s living near Bologna’s […]
What’s art got to do with it? 4 reasons why sustainable cities need artists and cultural institutions on board
Bristol’s Park Street turned into a 90-meter water slide, Photo by Luke Jerram It all started with a water slide, on a sunny Sunday morning two years ago. Over 65.000 people stood in Bristol’s Park Street to watch the lucky 360 go head-first down the 90-meter slide. The installation by the British artist Luke Jerram […]
Letter from America
Boston Brahmins Which metropolis was recently given the dubious title of America’s most unequal major city? Detroit ? New Orleans? Well the answer is actually Boston, where recent Brookings Institute research shows that those in the city’s 95th percentile of income earned 17.8 times more than those in the 20th. That might come as a […]
Universal Basic Income: Crazy idea or one whose time has come?
As we get into the business of 2016, what are the big ideas ahead of us? I’ve been thinking about this, and looking round, have been surprised to find that one of them might relate to welfare reform. For it seems that, after years of stagnation, grind and paralysis, there is evidence of fresh thinking […]
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Aidan Cerar
Aldo Vargas
Alice Ferguson
Alina Andreea Băileşteanu
Alison Partridge
Amy Labarrière
Ana Resende
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