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Our cities: voracious/vulnerable, problem/solution.
Will our cities add to the challenges we face or contribute to the solution? Will they continue to be voracious in their habits and vulnerable to their weaknesses, or can we help them fulfill their potential to be inspiring, efficient eco-systems?
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50 designers from more than 10 countries got together during the Seoul Design Olympiad to develop inclusive thinking and to meet a big challenge — designing for leisure, pleasure and social interaction for all.
No sign yet (thankfully!) that the Government’s Low Carbon Investment Fund is at risk of ‘savage cuts’.
On Monday, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) launched its new Low Carbon Communities Challenge, which consists basically of a £10 million pot that communities can apply to for funding for their own low-carbon initiatives – which might be a housing retrofit scheme, a biomass plant, or even electric vehicle charging points.
Up to 20 communities will be selected as the lucky winners.
It’s a good scheme, underpinned by a ‘specialist support squad’ made up of partners with expertise from inside and outside government – including The Energy Savings Trust, The Carbon Trust, WRAP, and the Third Sector.
So let’s hope DECC is overwhelmed by applications!
Yokohama is using existing assets — from canals, empty warehouses and banks to living rooms and kitchens — in innovative ways, driving an artistic renaissance and creating a home for Japan’s next creative generation.
Sometimes, in a big city, an individual can feel that they’re walking alone in a sea of strangers. Social Inclusion Week aims to address the issue of social fragmentation through fun shared experiences.
For almost 50,000 young people in Australia, the streets serve as home, school and playground. Youth Off The Streets connect with young city dwellers to show them they’re not invisible.
Louise Hawson is a tourist in her home town: visiting one suburb per week to document the unique character and diversity of the many communities which form the city of Sydney.
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