One man’s trash is this artist’s treasure. Be inspired by Ash Keating’s interventions on streets and in rubbish dumps from Seoul to Yogyakarta to Melbourne.
The inspiring story of “Perkumpulan Hijau” (Green Club), a group of unemployed men in Jakarta who took the initiative to sort, compost and recycle their community’s waste to lift themselves from poverty.
We’re celebrating the thought-provoking comments and tweets we’ve received in response to posts, starting with examples of innovative ways to integrate the informal sector in our cities.
‘Civic Creativity’ involves using the diverse energies, skills and values of the public, private and community sectors and getting them to work together to make diverse, livable, creative cities.
Often seen as undesirable eye-sores, forcibly evicted in the name of urban order, informal businesses are a major part of Asian streetscapes. Why do street vendors deserve space for their activities?
27 gas stations will be closed and converted into green spaces in Jakarta, restoring catchment areas and providing a possible solution to the floods which devastate the city every year.
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