Filming Cities: Mama Agatha
Cycling is an essential part of living in the Netherlands. In Amsterdam Zuid-Oost, where a large immigrant group is living,...
Jolien Groot
Jolien Groot (Msc) is a lecturer in Social Geography and Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam. Particularly interested in the social and creative entrepreneurship and the development of startups and the on-demand economy, she has done research on coworking spaces and the importance of social capital in Amsterdam and New York City.
Ponte Tower: Pipe Dream of Johannesburg
It happens quite often that buildings end up not fulfilling the functions that they were originally designed to fulfil. Think...
Cities on Speed – Bogotà Change
This story begins back in 1993, when philosopher - mathematician Antanas Mockus resigned as president of the University of Bogotà for mooning...
De Ceuvel Amsterdam: Sustainable Creative Collaboration?
Dear Proto City reader, if you happen to be around Amsterdam this summer, there is this one place you really need...
Filming Cities: Urbanized (2011)
Urbanized: a documentary that takes us on an exciting world tour to teach about urban design. Directed by Gary Hustwit Produced...
Competition of the Cabbies
Taxis, Authorities, and Innovative Start-Ups in Paris and Amsterdam It is not easy to be a taxi driver these days....
Shrinking Den Helder: The Dutch Detroit at Sea?
Many urban and regional development theories focus on the growth of urban regions. But what about regions that shrink? In...
Well-Beeing in the City
Not long ago, bright blue posters with cute little bees drawn on them decorated the streets of Amsterdam. They caught...
Local Consequences of Social Travelling
Rich Travel Experiences to Poor Housing Markets? The entire ProtoCity team has spent a large part of 2012 in a...
No Place to Rest in New York City
Burial Ground in New York City It is no secret that New York City is one of the most expensive...
