25 Years of Post-Wall Change in Berlin
Kollwitzplatz, Berlin revisited My first Berlin experience was in October 1989. Only a month before the borders between East and...
Month: June 2015
Alternative Food Networks in Cities
Over the last couple of decades, urban areas are increasingly characterized by new forms of food production and consumption. The...
Revitalization For Whom? Exploring Vancouver’s Chinatown
Karin de Nijs investigated the involvement and experiences of business owners and other local stakeholders in the revitalization of Vancouver’s...
Defending Local Culture on London’s Southbank
You Can’t Move History, But You Sure Can Make It Katherine VanHoose investigated examples of ‘do-it-yourself’ urbanism (DIY) in London...
Bottling Local Identity: the Emergence of the Craft Beer Sector and Local Embeddedness
Throughout the 20th century, processes of globalization and increasing economies of scale have eroded the relationship between place and product,...
Implementing Climate Change Goals
In this piece, Maarten shows us how Boston and Amsterdam are becoming prototypes for urban solutions to climate change. And...
Rethinking Urban Transport Planning and Social Exclusion
In this article Pablo Moran shows us what the capabilities approach of Amartya Sen can mean for research into social...
