Urbanist & consultant for social inclusion, participation & gender. @URBACT lead expert. Passionate about #RightToTheCity. Expert for #urbancommons. DE/EN
I grew up in the US, where parks are closed at night. But when I moved to Europe I discovered that this is not the case everywhere. So what gives? Why does the US close their parks at night? 🤔 https://t.co/WpL1NIkETX
What barriers are cities facing in electrifying their bus fleets? 🚌 Two reports from the World Resource Institute explore cities' main challenges and how they might overcome them. #emobility#mobilitätswende https://t.co/T6JdV7Xfjy
Adding quiet booths to open plan offices feels ridiculous to me. I wonder when we are finally going to start abandoning open plan offices for good. 🤔 https://t.co/bonZQSxeUA
The #bystandereffect is a myth from the days of 70s urban decay and white flight that just will not die (think Kitty Genovese). This study debunks it (yet again). https://t.co/NJGMvn0lu7
The URBACT IV Monitoring Committee is meeting in Umeå, Sweden. The most awaited topic on the agenda: the selection of the new #ActionPlanning Networks! 🎉
The results will be published soon on https://t.co/lK7iVyZ35B, stay tuned! 🛎
I love #architecturephotography. Here's a motive I haven't seen before: the architecture of adult entertainment. Worth a look! 👀 https://t.co/4tt5JQa5Uf
(And for those of you who aren't German speakers, I am in talks with Springer to have it translated into English: Gender Equal Urban Planning - How we build a city for everyone. I did used to be a specialist translator for architecture and urban design after all... 😅 )
#Funding#Opportunity 💡
Are you a social innovator, activist group, or neighbourhood initiative with an innovative idea that could improve urban areas? Apply now for the DUT the Urban Doers Grant! https://t.co/eFgfbEJaWA @JPIUrbanEurope@URBACT