Manifesto for the Reorganisation of the city in Handbook of progressive politics (2025)
Manifesto for the Reorganisation of the city in Handbook of progressive politics (2025)
The Handbook of Progressive Politics by Alice Mattoni
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 12 March 2025 - 518 p.) mentions our Manifesto as an example of progressive politics in the urban context.
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[Degrowth proposes] a planned reduction in urban production and consumption, and a planned increase in essential services for urban dwellers, particularly in neighbourhoods where services are limited or totally absent.
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La Revista Crítica Urbana acaba de publicar un nuevo número:
Experiencias desde distintos países de Latinoamérica de fábricas bajo el control de sus trabajadores.
PDF: criticaurbana.com/critica-urba...
#rethinkingthecity #city
In the Ile-de-France region, air pollution is responsible for almost 1 in 10 deaths. It doesn't have to be this way: thousands of cases of stroke, asthma, cancer and high blood pressure could be avoided by acting at source to reduce pollutant emissions.
#pollution #rethinkingthecity #carfreecity
Focusing on well-being, health, work-life balance rather than on consumption will be a key element in our efforts towards bending the greenhouse gas emission curve towards net zero and therefore addressing the climate crisis.
#Rethinkingthecity
www.ceu.edu/article/2025...
Today is an important day for the right to housing, for the decommodification of housing by reducing rents. A massive demonstration is expected in Barcelona and other cities, following the one in Madrid in mid-October.
www.elsaltodiario.com/barcelona/ha...
#rethinkingthecity
We provided the opportunity for a local family to own a business in their own community ~@majoracarter #rethinkingthecity @CNUOrlando
There is no reason white bearded hipsters should have a monopoly on coffee. ~@majoracarter #rethinkingthecity @CNUOrlando
Brain drain is happening in America’s low status communities ~@majoracarter #rethinkingthecity @CNUOrlando
Gentrification happened long before you see the cute shops -@majoracarter #rethinkingthecity @CNUOrlando
Transit determines access to opportunity -@CentralFLJwJ #rethinkingthecity
Disney has more buses than the entire 3 County @lynxbusorlando system says @LynxedTogether #rethinkingthecity
Narrow lanes aren't enough to slow traffic if you have multiple lanes in one direction -@BillyHattaway #rethinkingthecity
The @citybeautiful has been a leader on land use and transportation issues for decades. -@BillyHattaway #rethinkingthecity
In Nolen's plans every neighborhood had a school. Hospitals were on the edge with views of nature & parks. ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
A prominent developer suggests Florida's term limits encourage short term thinking #sayfie #RethinkingTheCity
It's just a matter of time before @UCF gets a campus downtown ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
If we get Creative Village right #Orlando @citybeautiful wins. ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity #urbanism #TOD
Nolen's photos had lots of children in idyllic environments. ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
Architect Gropius moved city design out of @HarvardGSD landscape architecture dept much to Nolen's dismay ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
Nolen abandoned working for government to go to the private sector in part bc of racism in public politics ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
The Nolen city plan for St Petersburg was voted down because it connected black & white neighborhoods ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
Nolen saw zoning as a negative measure. British town planning made positive plans specify what was desired ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
The test of a city planner is how you transition between nature & #urbanism (in 5 min). Mariemont succeeds ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
Nolen's Mariemont "plagiarizes" Letchworth UK ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
Garden cities figured how to put people close together by providing great green spaces ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
Nolen approach: Preserve places dangerous to live but great to recreate > steep hills & flood plains ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
Nolen replaces wildness with romantic pastoralism and provides for more recreation ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity
Nolen wrote the first biography of Olmstead. ~B Stephenson #landscapearch #urbanism #RethinkingTheCity
John Nolen was into urban agriculture too. His yard was the prototype for @EastEndMkt ~B Stephenson #RethinkingTheCity @rollinscollege
