As promised, I’d now like to share with you some ways systemic urban sustainability is operationalized, through urban agendas. The theories and concepts I previously posted here have been in the past few decades shaping and informing a broad range…
If you’re like me – torn about whether the whole circular economy fuzz is a good thing or not, especially for the long haul, please read my critical analysis below. The concept of circular economy (CE) is grounded in environmental…
Doughnut Economics can be summarised as an approach that adds the minimum acceptable social boundaries (people’s essential needs) to the maximum possible planetary boundaries (“environmental ceiling” or the Earth’s capacity to carry life). The Amsterdam City Doughnut was launched in…
by Maria Spiliotopoulou and Mark Roseland. Journal: MDPI Sustainability. Published September 4th, 2020 Abstract Achieving sustainability goals is complex and requires policy coherence; yet effective action for structural change has been elusive partly because global issues must be primarily addressed…
By Maria Spiliotopoulou and Mark Roseland Chapter 20 of the Research Handbook on Community Development, edited by Rhonda Phillips, Eric Trevan and Patsy Kraeger, and published in 2020 by Edward Elgar Publishing. Full text of our chapter is available online…
New design guidelines from the American Society of Landscape Architects show us how to build them By Diana Budds Aug 28, 2019, 5:00pm EDTFrom: https://www.curbed.com/2019/8/28/20835301/universal-streets-accessible-street-design Jackson Street, in St. Paul, was recently redesigned to accommodate multi-modal transportation and increase accessibility….
