When did you experience proximity in urban living for the first time?
❓ When did you first experience proximity to diverse local amenities, services and spaces as a value in your urban lifestyle? 💛 I experienced glimpses of thisContinue Reading
3rd Anniversary as a Schumacher Institute Fellow
“Food growing should be regarded as an important component of future urban living.“ -from Creating Sustainable Cities by Herbert Girardet ‘Creating Sustainable Cities’ is one of myContinue Reading
Home & Allotment Gardener Survey
Thanks to Vancouver BC-based urban agriculture legend Michael Levenston for sharing the Europe-based Home and Allotment Gardens Survey at City Farmer News. Update: as of February 28,Continue Reading
Hyperproximity, Residential Narrative & Efficiency
As part of my dissertation fieldwork, I extensively surveyed and interviewed many local experts as well as residents of the city. In one of my case study neighborhoods,Continue Reading
Central European Urban Resilience Handbook for Best Practices
Last year I participated in the CEURES – Central European Urban Resiliency project, conceptualized and led by David Szebeni of the Hungarian Urban Development Association. As aContinue Reading
Walkability, Urban Access & Rural Village Life in Bavaria
It was great to be able to share my memories and reflections on walkability, urban access & rural village life from my time living in Bavaria forContinue Reading
The network of city parks
One of my obsessions is the ‘humble neighborhood park’. I’m a huge loving fan of the ‘grand dames’ of parks- those sprawling, majestic are famous parks thatContinue Reading
Walkability in Sri Lanka
By Divantha Ekanayake, Lead for GWCN Sri Lanka Chapter Invitation to Share Your Thoughts: In Sri Lanka, pedestrian infrastructure is often overlooked, with minimal street space allocatedContinue Reading
Exploring Żoliborz Artystyczny
Last weekend I hopped on the tram for the approximately 30-minute ride to the district of Żoliborz where I met with Sergi, a local architect who IContinue Reading
15-Minute City Focus at Pedestrian Space
My experience of the 15-minute city started off as ‘lived experience’. My family and I were living a 15-minute city lifestyle when I first heard about theContinue Reading