Urban Front

URBAN FRONT utilizes radical rethinking, re-design, and transformation of urban life towards the amelioration and ultimate eradication of fundamental inequities

[Alejandro Encinas @A_Encinas_R]

Desde el Consejo Asesor, invitamos a personas urbanistas y arquitectas de Barcelona, Medellín, Nueva York y Ciudad de México a conocer las Utopías, el #CableBus y las tareas de urbanismo impulsadas por @ClaraBrugadaM en #Iztapalapa

Les comparto algunas de sus reflexiones

#ConstruyendoLaUtopía
#ClaraJefaDeGobierno

[Daniel Moser / profile inactive @_dmoser]

Be glad for the realities we have avoided.

[Urban Front @front_urban]

Every single city should learn from the example of #RedViena: 60% of residents living in #AffordableHousing (co-ops, government-owned or -subsidised housing).
https://t.co/7UE7T3xAIs

[Urban Front @front_urban]

¿Cómo resistir al #ColonialismoDigital desde las ciudades? Propuestas de @AvilaRenata para combatir la vigilancia masiva y la discriminación sistemática, ejercer un control democrático de los datos y promover la creación colectiva de comunes digitales. https://t.co/UAAKqBROjI

[Urban Front @front_urban]

#Sprawl weakens democracy.

[Sarah Cooper @sarahcpr]

Very soothing https://t.co/urdvqXFrmd

[Urban Front @front_urban]

"Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity".

Lewis Mumford, 1955, The Roaring Traffic’s Boom.
https://t.co/myqFnWTwyz

[Urban Front @front_urban]

By 2070, 20% of the world could be a barely livable hot zone. Billions of people live there now. Where will they go? If we do not want unjust and unsustainable megacities to proliferate, we must create welcoming medium-sized cities.
https://t.co/2CWuaCLMhJ

[Conflictos Urbanos @ConflictosUrb]

Ya está disponible el programa detallado del #IIColoquioConflictosUrbanos
Consulta la distribución de ejes, mesas y ponencias virtuales y presenciales aquí:
https://t.co/J1NzRe8uZI

[IDRA @idrabcn]

¿Hay vida más allá del capitalismo verde? ¿Qué imaginarios abren nuevos horizontes emancipadores? ¿Qué nos enseñan el ecofeminismo, las luchas contra el extractivismo y el decrecimiento?

Nuevo curso: Capitalismo verde y otros mundos posibles

Más info 👉 https://t.co/Swh4im6rcd

[Urban Front @front_urban]

How to engage citizens in the co-production of fairer and more sustainable neighborhoods? @Van_Alen Institute proposes an encouraging answer.
https://t.co/2Lhoyqq50Z

[Housing Rights Watch @rightohousing]

#Covid19 has exposed the catastrophic impact of privatising vital services: markets have failed to provide people with basic needs like housing and water #commodification #SocialHousing https://t.co/Iw27eQ0tr7

[Urban Front @front_urban]

Celebranos la victoria electoral de la izquierda en Bolivia. No hay progreso posible sin democracia, ecologismo y justicia social.

[BCNUEJ @bcnuej]

📽️Our new short documentary highlights 4 urban struggles happening now in #Barcelona: Poblenou (@ObservatoriP9 @EnsPlantemP9 @AlbertVLP9), @fira_vida, Els 3 Turons, and Raval (@NordRaval). #Cities should be green *and* equitable ⚖️ #greengentrification https://t.co/YHiD9iWzR1

[Conflictos Urbanos @ConflictosUrb]

📌Ya tenemos cartel para el II Coloquio Conflictos Urbanos

Toda la información aquí:
https://t.co/FK5M5Hok0d

[Urban Front @front_urban]

Cities must overcome excessive dependence on #MassTourism, a source of #gentrification, job insecurity and severe damage to the environment. Diversify your economy: don't put all your eggs in the same basket.

[Reuters @Reuters]

With cruising suspended worldwide, several cruise ships are being docked in Aliaga, Turkey, to be dismantled for scrap metal https://t.co/RwUJWJRgsE

[Tummoc 🚌🚇🛵🛺 @tummoc4u]

@front_urban The reality is that most of the urban planning bodies do not have enough data in consumable form to plan public transport efficiently. This is true more in developing countries.
An effort from all fronts: public authorities, private companies and users is necessary

[Urban Front @front_urban]

Good news!: tackling these #10UrbanFronts is possible for cities. Far from meaning less quality of life, improving the #SocialFunction of cities leads to faster, cheaper, fairer and more sustainable urban solutions. Let's do it! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼✊🏽✊

https://t.co/wTI1UfNbg4

[Urban Front @front_urban]

We welcome the #UrbanOctober debate by @UNHabitat! We would like to be part of it by humbly sharing our #10UrbanFronts.

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10 essential fields which should be improved to conquer the #RightToTheCity in #CitiesAfterCOVID.
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[UN-Habitat @UNHABITAT]

❣️It's finally October‼️ We couldn't be more excited to connect with you this month. There's a lot lined up & you can be a part of it! Check out our website to share your event or attend one that has a topic that is close to you! ➡️https://t.co/p00hSs7ZWe
✨#UrbanOctober

[Urban Front @front_urban]

🔟 #Democracy: towards fair and bottom-up governance

How to prevent abuse of power? Can decisions about the commons be subject to a rigorous deliberation based on #transparency, pedagogy, #participation and #accountability? Which kind of civic spaces or devices support it best?