Tag Archives: Civic
The Civic City & the Nomadic World
I am trying to recapture the word ‘civic’ from its worthy, municipal feel and to give it a sense urgency, interest and power. The civic city notion is a clarion call to refocus and rethink our city making and to … Read More
The balancing act
Three complex dilemmas have emerged with greater force. They are the balance of power between the city and state; the evolving balance between the virtual and the real and the balance between focusing on risk aversion or on promoting creativity. … Read More
Urbanity & the Nomadic World
I want to recapture ‘being civic’ as something urgent, interesting and compelling, and indeed to help start a movement where it becomes the new common sense. To kick things off I am writing a larger new book scheduled to be … Read More
The PUBLIC Symposium:
International change makers & their transformative ideas There is a deep yearning for shared experiences and shared conversation as well as desire for projects, places and platforms where such encounters can unfold. It focuses our attention on the great virtues … Read More
The City 1.0, The City 2.0 & The City 3.0
Preface People complain how complex urban transformation is and how it might be possible to describe this in understandable terms. In giving talks I have discovered a very simple and useful way to characterize the different phases of urban development … Read More
Generosity & Meanness
Great cities show civic generosity and this in turn affects citizens who want to give back as they then take pride in where they live. This becomes apparent at first sight. Indeed first impressions of a city count as they … Read More