February 16th, 2009 · Comments Off
Richard Florida in The Atlantic, How the Crash Will Reshape America:
“Every phase or epoch of capitalism has its own distinct geography, or what economic geographers call the “spatial fix” for the era. The physical character of the economy—the way land is used, the location of homes and businesses, the physical infrastructure that ties everything together—shapes consumption, production, and innovation. As the economy grows and evolves, so too must the landscape.
To a surprising degree, the causes of this crash are geographic in nature, and they point out a whole system of economic organization and growth that has reached its limit. Positioning the economy to grow strongly in the coming decades will require not just fiscal stimulus or industrial reform; it will require a new kind of geography as well, a new spatial fix for the next chapter of American economic history.”
Zie ook: The Great Reset: Urban theorist Richard Florida explains why recession is the mother of invention.
Tags: creative class,economy,richard florida,urban,usa
October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off
City of Sound: The city as destructive system: wildfires, Dresden and the case against urban sprawl
“We’re now seeing deaths, upheaval of communities, destruction of property and vast economic losses. And this is to do with the form of the city”
Tags: dresden,fire,history,planning,urban,wildfires,wo2
August 25th, 2007 · Comments Off
IHT: In a globalized world, large urban centers are once again triumphant.”
Tags: globalisation,nyc,urban,usa
April 10th, 2007 · Comments Off
Een wereldberoemde violist speelt anoniem bij een ingang van een druk metrostation in Washington DC. Wat zal er gebeuren? De Washington Post en Joshua Bell namen de proef op de som. Pearls Before Breakfast
Tags: joshua bell,music,urban,washington
February 20th, 2007 · Comments Off
Joel Kotkin: “(…) Yet these triumphs obscure the longer-term developments that continue to reshape metropolitan America. Economic and demographic trends suggest that the future of American urbanism lies not in the elite cities but in younger, more affordable and less self-regarding places.”
Tags: culture,demography,economy,urban,usa
February 18th, 2007 · Comments Off
Mapping the City (16.02.07 – 20.05.07): “De groepstentoonstelling ‘Mapping the City’ richt zich op de relatie tussen kunstenaars en de stad vanaf circa 1960 tot heden. Centraal staat de manier waarop kunstenaars hun blik werpen op de stad.”
Sandra Smets: “(…) Maar wat bleek: de tentoonstelling is vooral een verzameling foto’s met een paar bekende historische plukjes tussendoor.”
Tags: agenda,amsterdam,art,flâneur,francis alÿs,guy debord,nl,stedelijk museum,urban
May 21st, 2006 · Comments Off
Tags: architecture,moscow,photography,urban
April 1st, 2006 · Comments Off
Tags: amsterdam,flickr,urban
March 26th, 2006 · Comments Off
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“De hond zit al te lang in zijn hok. “
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“a plainly understandable articulation of Flickr’s vision”
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“Laten we een tele-VOC starten die talent gaat koppelen en bundelen hier en vanuit de wijde wereld. Hiermee bieden we toptalenten meer kans dan jarenlang bestuurlijk touwtrekken over Europese top instituten zoals MIT.”
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“The downtown core of big cities across the Americas, Europe and Asia are the cultural pulse and economic engines of urban regions where millions of people live. “
Tags: architecture,dogs,flickr,internet,nl,photography,urban
March 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off
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“Hoewel de directe effecten op de economie – denk aan extra consumptie in de horeca – klein zijn, kunnen goede prestaties op het veld indirect wel degelijk een economie stimuleren.”
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“Van alle Amsterdamse fietsen die worden gestolen, wordt na intensieve controles 0,68 procent teruggevonden. Preventie tegen diefstal helpt echter wel.”
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“In the new show, Chef is brainwashed by the “Super Adventure Club” – thought to be a veiled reference to Scientology.”
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“Flickr Backup is a utility that allows you to download the pictures you have uploaded to Flickr back down to your computer for personal backup or restore.”
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“American’s increasing acceptance of religious diversity doesn’t extend to those who don’t believe in a god, according to a national survey by researchers in the University of Minnesota’s department of sociology.”
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“A new jet engine design able to fly seven times the speed of sound is to be test fired over Australia on Friday.”
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“So this will be around for a few years. What happens if YOU die?”
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“Sir, you dropped something! is one of the entries of Positive Alarm, an open call to designers to send statements, products and projects that turn something negative into a positive message or solution.”
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“It is a recent shot of a snowflake that’s been sitting in chemist Tryggvi Emilsson’s desk for 27 years, locked in a drop of that miracle of modern chemistry we call superglue. “
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“London, Paris and New York are dying – the 21st century belongs to the fertile chaos of the third-world metropolis. Rana Dasgupta heralds the arrival of an alternative vision of modernity”
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“It is difficult to think about torture honestly.”
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Howto: second life
Tags: amsterdam,art,atheism,aviation,back up,bikes,crime,economics,engineering,flickr,isaach hayes,photography,religion,science,scientology,second life,south park,torture,urban,usa,waste,world cup
March 15th, 2006 · Comments Off
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“… how islamic countries train their women police” In burka.
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“Intussen vond ik juist die meer-dan-menshoge tekeningen krachtig en prachtig als altijd – waar de doeken aan de oppervlakte blijven hebben zij de combinatie van het poëtische met het directe die het werk van Schleiffert zo sterk maakt.”
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“Chongqing is the fastest-growing urban centre on the planet. Its population is already bigger than that of Peru or Iraq, with half a million more arriving every year in search of a better life.”
Tags: charlotte schleiffert,china,iran,urban,video,women
February 18th, 2006 · Comments Off
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“Hidden Places In The City”
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“Food Landscapes”
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“The Great British Design Quest is a vote to discover the public’s favourite British design icon, organised by the Design Museum and The Culture Show. “
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January 26th, 2006 · Comments Off
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Geen feeds beschikbaar. Trendbeheer en Webwereld ontbreken nog.
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“More than half the British population does not accept the theory of evolution, according to a survey.”
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” Save a Melting Iceberg in One Day – een benefiet verkooptentoonstelling voor en door kunstblad “The HTV, op vrijdag 27 januari in OT301 aan de Overtoom in Amsterdam, van 19 tot 22 uur. Komt, kijkt en koopt!”
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“It’s often hard to convince people that Olivo Barbieri’s aerial photographs are real”
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“Researchers have found that the shape of the human skull has changed significantly over the past 650 years.”
Tags: amsterdam,anatomy,art,bbc,evolution,google news,nl,photography,science,uk,urban
