Rethinking the city
Climate change, social inequalities, housing crises, commodification of life highlight the urgency of a profound rethinking of the organisation of the city.
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- The Handbook of Progressive Politics by Alice Mattoni (Edward Elgar Publishing, 12 March 2025 - 518 p.) mentions our Manifesto as an example of progressive politics in the urban context. #rethinkingthecity www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityMassimo Paolini critiques the greenwashing behind expanding El Prat airport under the guise of sustainability. A call for real change and not more touristification. @mxmpaolini.bsky.social #Barcelona #Degrowth #Greenwashing #UrbanJustice www.perspectivasanomalas.org/2025/07/08/l...
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityJust published in open access Routledge Handbook of Degrowth, Ed. Anitra Nelson www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
- [Degrowth proposes] a planned reduction in urban production and consumption, and a planned increase in essential services for urban dwellers, particularly in neighbourhoods where services are limited or totally absent. #rethinkingthecity www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityLa pista de un aeropuerto, una franja de asfalto que nos separa de la tierra, ahondando la ya profunda fractura entre los humanos y el mundo natural,reclama la siembra de plantas pioneras,ideas radicales que crezcan rompiendo el asfalto cultural inhóspito www.perspectivasanomalas.org/2025/07/08/l...
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityLa ampliación de un aeropuerto en nombre de la sostenibilidad es equivalente a la exportación de la democracia a través de la guerra o al apoyo emocional mediante la hospitalización forzosa: una contradicción en los términos, la agonía de la razón. www.perspectivasanomalas.org/2025/07/08/l...
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityEl progreso debe adquirir las formas de una (re)integración humana en la naturaleza y de una democracia real, directa y entre iguales. La ciudad debe ofrecer los elementos esenciales para vivir: un hogar para amar, tiempo libre para sanar, una voz para [...] www.elsaltodiario.com/perspectivas...
- Reposted by Rethinking the city🏙Perspectivas Anómalas | La insostenible sostenibilidad de Barcelona: instrucciones (en) de(s)uso. "La recientemente confirmada ampliación del aeropuerto de Barcelona es un proyecto impregnado de la cultura del siglo XX". ✍🏻Massimo Paolini. elsal.to/43105
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityLa ampliación de un aeropuerto en nombre de la sostenibilidad es equivalente a la exportación de la democracia a través de la guerra o al apoyo emocional mediante la hospitalización forzosa: la agonía de la razón. Massimo Paolini @mxmpaolini www.elsaltodiario.com/perspectivas...
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityEscribimos en @elsaltodiario.com Ampliación del aeropuerto de Barcelona: El proyecto es un claro ejemplo de ecoinmovilismo, la aparente aplicación de criterios definidos sostenibles para manipular la opinión pública. Massimo Paolini @mxmpaolini.bsky.social www.elsaltodiario.com/perspectivas...
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityFirmamos el manifiesto contra el rearme de Europa forms.komun.org/manifiesto-c...
- 🔴 MANIFIESTO 🔴 "El rearme NO traerá la paz, sino más guerra, afirman: “NO, no nos resignamos a la guerra. El rearme de Europa no traerá la paz, no contribuirá a la distensión, sino que nos acercará aún más a la guerra" #NOalRearme #NOaLasGuerras ☮️ ☮️ ☮️ 🕊️ 🕊️ 🕊️ www.elsaltodiario.com/gasto-milita...
- Reposted by Rethinking the city¿Un alquiler como trinchera? Vivienda, juventud y ultraderecha. Hoy a las 19:00 participamos en este debate organizado por @ideasenguerra.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityIn the Ile-de-France region, air pollution is responsible for almost 1 in 10 deaths. It doesn't have to be this way: thousands of cases of stroke, asthma, cancer and high blood pressure could be avoided by acting at source to reduce pollutant emissions. #pollution #rethinkingthecity #carfreecity
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityExcellente nouvelle. Et surtout, l'avion ne devrait pas être possible quand le TGV est disponible pour une si petite distance. C'est 50x moins émetteur de CO2 en TGV, plus confortable et au final quasi aussi rapide.
- Reposted by Rethinking the citySeattle could meet its 30% tree canopy goal much quicker by converting a quarter of its 500,000 on-street parking spaces. The paving-to-planting conversion would convey many benefits, cooling neighborhoods and absorbing runoff. Op-ed: www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/22/o...
- Reposted by Rethinking the cityUsando el 0,64% de las azoteas de los edificios de Barcelona se puede producir un tercio del consumo de tomates de la ciudad. Interesantísima esta investigación del @icta-uab.bsky.social sobre el potencial de la agricultura urbana. En @ballena-blanca.bsky.social. www.eldiario.es/ballenablanc...
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- Between 25% and 38% of air pollution that could harm human health in UK cities is the result of agriculture, more than produced by the city itself [which] only contributed between about 13-24% to their own pollution, mostly from traffic, energy production,industry [...] www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ma...
- The research article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Our Manifesto proposed a drastic and immediate reduction of private car [saying that private electric cars are not the solution] and motorbike use and a bicycle-centred urban mobility, offering every person state aids to buy a bicycle, conventional or pedal-assisted, including cargo bikes.
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