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Soumis par: CWBloggers
Posté le Aug 6, 2008
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The CBC recently did a piece on Rob Hopkins and the Transition movement. It focused on Transition Town Totnes in England, as this is where the concept has been most thoroughly embraced and implemented. It also talks to people who are working towards starting similar initiatives in some...... [view]
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Soumis par: CWBloggers
Posté le Jul 16, 2008
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Much of the blogging on this site has focused on environmental issues, world issues and discussions of diversity, all obviously related to globalization. My job is to bring cities into the discussion, and it turns out this is easy to do. It’s not well enough understood that globalization...... [view]
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Soumis par: ReillyY
Posté le Jul 16, 2008
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Much of the blogging on this site has focused on environmental issues, world issues and discussions of diversity, all obviously related to globalization. My job is to bring cities into the discussion, and it turns out this is easy to do. It’s not well enough understood that globalization...... [view]
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Soumis par: ReillyY
Posté le Jul 1, 2008
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Humanity has long been preoccupied with leaving behind a legacy for future generations. Some money for our kids. A new arena for the community to enjoy. A monument to extol past glories. People work hard to ensure that their generation is remembered by the generations still to come. ...... [view]
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Soumis par: ReillyY
Posté le Jun 23, 2008
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Ray Oldenburg coined the term “ Third Places ” in 1989 to distinguish between one’s home (first places) and work (second places). Third places are those public locales that make you feel safe, comfortable and happy. Where you are likely to bump into someone you know. ...... [view]
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Soumis par: ReillyY
Posté le Jun 18, 2008
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First BC , and now Quebec has approved the use of low-speed electric ZENN cars (as well as Quebec-made Nemo trucks) on public streets with speed limits of 50km/h and under. They still need those orange ‘horse-cart’ triangles on the back and they’re required to stick to...... [view]
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Soumis par: ReillyY
Posté le Jun 16, 2008
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In examining Canada’s place in the new global realities opening up around us, I like to think about the key message of Jared Diamond’s book “Collapse” : “Perhaps the crux of success or failure as a society is to know which core values to hold on to, and which...... [view]
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Soumis par: ReillyY
Posté le Jun 5, 2008
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Photo by Camilo Jose Vergara. Source: Invincible Cities web site.
Cities can be sources of economic power, a point that’s emphasized in the Canada’s World Discussion Guide and in my previous post . But they can also be economic liabilities, and bellwethers of...... [view]
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Soumis par: ReillyY
Posté le May 22, 2008
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I’m asked to blog about the power of cities, one of the topics listed in the Canada’s World discussion guide . Let’s start with a basic question. Much of the argument for the power of cities rests on their position in a global economy, in other words their economic importance. ...... [view]
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