Category: Earn & Spend
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From Hippies to Hipsters and Homelessness in Haight-Ashbury
San Francisco’s Haigh-Ashbury is known for 1967’s Summer of Love. The commodification of its ‘hippie heritage’ results in extreme micro-level inequalities. Iris van Gent takes us on a tour.
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Metropolis Charleroi: Overcoming Post-Industrial Struggles?
Charleroi suffers from post-industrial decline and a severe negative image. To what extent, and how will it be able to overcome these in the future?
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Amsterdam Dance Event: for the Masses?
Mega events in cities are alway sources of debate. Author Margot Dabord questions the value of Amsterdam’s massive dance event (ADE).
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Bijlmer Euro: Tracing Money in the Local Economy
It has been 5 years since the Bijlmer Euro was introduced in Amsterdam. Yuki Yamamoto evaluates the local currency. What can we learn from this project?
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High-end art and the quest for global city status
Are the world’s global financial centers also the world’s leading art centers? Freke Caset investigates the relationship between finance and art.
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One-Hit City Wonder: Düsseldorf and Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk were the pioneers of electronic music, with a huge global impact. Professor Robert Kloosterman takes us to their urban environment of Düsseldorf.
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Lost Vegas: A Night Walk on Fremont Street
Adam Nowek presents a photoessay of Fremont Street, the main gambling and entertainment district in the city Las Vegas.
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A Local Cow at Global Schiphol Airport
Michael Schwind describes how National imagery localises the global space of Schiphol Airport.
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Expats in Global Cities: Reshaping the Local
Leon van Keulen (@leonvkeulen) investigates to what extent expats in Amsterdam and Hong Kong are connected to the city they currently live in.
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Can Detroit Boogie Back?
Detroit is generally considered as the prime example of urban decline. Skadi and Maarten explore its current state and encounter promising new initiatives.