Special Contributors
Jared Braiterman PhD is a Research Fellow at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, writing and consulting about Tokyo Green Space. Jared examines how biodiversity remakes cities for human and environmental benefit.
Deden Rukmana publishes a blog, Indonesia’s Urban Studies, about urban issues in Indonesia, including poverty, informal sector, transportation, land uses, spatial planning, urban primacy and global warming.
Charles Landry helps cities reach their potential by triggering their imagination and thinking. Working closely with decision makers and local leaders and acting as a critical friend, he inspires, facilitates and stimulates so cities can transform for the better.
“Shanghai and its occupants join forces to power the economy forward. This city is China’s most important financial center, a real megalopolis of 20 million people. The present is so bright here; you’ve got to wear knock-off “Guichi” shades… Shanghai is a heterotopia; separated from the rest of China, and a bubble of convenience.”
“Through BCI, I am working on Brisbane rather than just working in it. One of the best rewards for this is when people from other cities/states/countries take an interest in the Brisbane creative industries, what it offers, the opportunities and the growth.”
Bert de Muynck is an architect, writer and co-director of MovingCities, a Beijing-based think-thank investigating the role that architecture and urbanism play in shaping the contemporary city. Established in 2007 by Bert de Muynck and Mónica Carriço, movingcities publishes, collaborates, talks and walks, and operate as embedded architects.
English
