Category: Earn & Spend
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Second City Syndromes: Everlasting Rivalries?
Will the everlasting rivalry between Rotterdam and Amsterdam vanish in the current era of city-networks? Jorn Koelemaij digs into the history and wonders.
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Mall City: Public Space in Hong Kong
Adam Nowek (@adamnowek) visits Hong Kong’s malls, the primary public spaces for locals. .
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Macau: Casino City, Tourist City… Resident City?
Dr. Marco Bontje explores the Casino related growth strategy of Macau and its consequences for the local people. .
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Dark Market: After Hours in Yau Ma Tei
Adam Nowek (@adamnowek) takes his camera for a late-night urban exploration session at the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market. m
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One Year of Prototyping the City
In this post we celebrate the first year of existence of The ProtoCity Blog, by prototyping the city in retrospective of our articles.
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Clustering Shenzhen: Art and Culture at OCT Loft
Adam Nowek (@adamnowek) visits a part of Shenzhen’s creative economy at OCT-Loft, a centre for art, design, and retail located in a former industrial area. d
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Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games
Major sports events always provoke heavy debates. Jorn Koelemaij looks at the pros and cons of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. bla
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The Urban Alberta Advantage: Clustering in Canadian Indie Music
Adam Nowek (@adamnowek) writes on how the Canadian indie music scene is indicative of broader trends of clustering cultural economies.
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Urban Object of the Month: The Würstelstand
The first urban object of the month is the Würstelstand, home of the night owls as well as the working class man craving for beers&snacks.
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Plymouth: City of Faded Glory
Plymouth typically is an example of a city with quite a prosperous history but which is facing many contemporary urban problems. How did this decline happen to occur? An article by Jorn Koelemaij.