Posts Tagged ‘neighbourhoods’

How “Love Your Block” unites local leaders and residents to revitalize neighborhoods

Hubert Humphrey once said, “The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.” But what happens when those hands link to achieve shared civic goals? Does government become less impersonal, and do neighbors help more effectively? These are among the questions explored by the Cities of Service Love Your Block […]

By Mary Bogle, on August 28th, 2018 at 13:21

Age-Appropriate neighbourhoods? Overcome competition and test new forms of cooperation!

In Europe, we are facing demographic change and the pleasing prospect of rising life expectancy. But as a consequence, the share of elderly people with a need of care will increase in the next two decades. According to Eurostat data, the share of people aged 65 and over is set to increase to approximately 29% […]

By Jonas Scholze, on June 15th, 2017 at 10:22