About half of all car journeys in urban areas are shorter than 5km and for such short distances a bicycle is, in most cases, the fastest means of transport. Bicycles need far less space than cars, they are quiet and – taking manufacturing into account – their CO2 emissions are very low. Copenhagen is one [...]
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Most of us now live in urban or semi urban areas. For decades the fringes of our cities have been sprawling out into industrial estates characterised by functional, often cheap and ‘one way’ architecture. The transportation of goods and the use of cars have been the key denominators in the development of these areas: accessibility [...] thequietriot.com participates at the Peoples Climate Summit – the Civil Society’s Conference parallel with the United Nations Climate Change Conference Dec 07 – Dec 18 in Copenhagen
On the 16th December YourClimate.TV, in collaboration with thequietriot.com, runs a workshop with the theme Designing Sustainability in the afternoon. The workshop will be evaluated and critiqued by a [...] Regeneration of a slum and co-creation Traditionally slum upgrading projects across the world have involved the demolition of entire neighbourhoods followed by the construction of repetitive social housing blocks or relocation of the communities to places far away from their source of income. Whilst housing improved in the short term, the social consequences have been negative. [...] |
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