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The Alternative? Transition Town Bolton and the circular economy

In Economy, Living and Society on 20.02.2014
Contributed by Beth Perry

Beth Perry profiles Transition Town Bolton, part of the Transition Towns initiative, and their emphasis on the creation of a circular economy.

The Fallowfield Loopline

In Green & blue spaces, Living and Transport on 08.02.2014
Contributed by Mike Hodson

The Alternative? Mike Hodson profiles the 21st Century relevance of 19th Century urban infrastructure.

Thinking allowed: values and learning for sustainable futures

In Economy, Living and Society on 03.02.2014
Contributed by Tim May

In this short essay Tim May examines how, in our dialogue around sustainability, we anaesthetise ourselves against the effects of current actions on the environment because we are not faced with the voices from future generations.

Hough Lane Community Garden

In Food, Living and Nature on 10.01.2014
Contributed by Mike Hodson

The Alternative? Mike Hodson profiles not 'just another’ community garden.

The Alternative? Talking 'Bout Envirolution

In Education, Living and Society on 27.11.2013
Contributed by Beth Perry

The Alternative? Beth Perry profiles Envirolution, a community cooperative in Greater Manchester bringing a festival spirit to environmental and social change.

Co-producing sustainable urban development

In Education, Living and Society on 14.11.2013
Contributed by Daniel Silver

Dan Silver and Amina Lone on why sustainable urban development must take a more pro-active and systematic approach to include the perspectives of people who live and work in communities.

The Sharing City: new report by Friends of the Earth

In Economy, Education, Living and Society on 01.10.2013
Contributed by Beth Perry

An argument for ‘sharing’ as a sustainable foundation for participatory democracy and a transformative approach to urban futures, produced for Friends of the Earth.

Mapping the Urban Knowledge Arena report

In Economy, Education, Living and Society on 25.09.2013
Contributed by Beth Perry

We need the integration of existing knowledge as much as new knowledge and need to reclaim the right to the city for those that work and live within it. Beth Perry introduces a report from the Greater Manchester Local Interaction Platform based on a series of collaborative, cross-sectoral activities in 2012.

Urban garden, Biospheric Foundation, Salford

Turn Up the Volume: Food and the City

In Education, Food and Living on 02.08.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

What role can urban agriculture play in the creation of sustainable cities? Alex Wharton reports on Food and the City, one of a series of events held at the Biospheric Foundation during MIF13.

Governing Sustainability in Greater Manchester

In Economy, Living and Society on 24.07.2013
Contributed by Beth Perry

Beth Perry, Mark Atherton and Mike Hodson take a look at the governance of sustainability in Greater Manchester.

What urban capacities exist to develop sustainable urban futures, formally and informally? What do different policies for sustainable urban development look like in different countries? How do different stakeholders and communities influence policy formulation? What can we learn from sharing experiences between cities in different parts of the globe?

Urban Futures Salford Manchester. Research in the City