by Chiara De Angelis | Jun 8, 2018
Image Credit : http://www.hkpsi.org
| Country |
China |
| City |
Hong Kong |
| Name |
Hong Kong Public Space Initiative |
| Date |
2011 |
| Dscription |
Through research, education and community engagement programs, the Hong Kong Public Space Initiative (“HKPSI”) non-profit organization strive to bring the knowledge of public space to all walks of life, in order for people of Hong Kong to understand the value of public space. Their goals are: a) Raising Hong Kong people’s awareness of public spaces and their benefits through providing information and a platform for ideas exchange; b) Advancing education on public spaces through contributing to academic studies. Some of their programs are the Hong Kong Public Space Directory, a directory consolidates profiles of both government-managed and privately-owned public spaces, providing a platform for people to search for public spaces in Hong Kong; and the Hong Kong Public Space Symposium, a regular event that brings together stakeholders from government, private sector, academia and grassroots community to discuss a particular topic relevant to public space. Previous speakers include Secretary for Development, performing artists, urban planning professors and architects etc. |
| Urban Co-Governance |
Moderate |
| Enabling State |
Moderate |
| Pooling |
Moderate |
| Experimentalism |
Moderate |
| Tech Justice |
Weak |
| Project Website |
http://www.hkpsi.org/eng/aboutus/overview/ |
| References, sources, contact person(s) |
Institutional website
Contact : info@hkpsi.org |
Hong Kong
by Chiara De Angelis | Jun 8, 2018
| Country |
Israel |
| City |
Jerusalem |
| Name |
Urban Sustainability Project |
| Date |
2013 |
| Description |
Urban Sustainability starts out from a now-widely recognized understanding that, despite increased resource efficiency in production processes and the promotion of pro-environmental products, the world is still far from attaining the targets necessary for the protection of planetary ecosystems for future generations.
In this context, “Urban Labs” have been launched to go from theory to practices. They are local pilots aimed at mapping the opportunities and barriers in realizing the sustainable city vision as it was defined in the first part of the project. Through field research and experimentation, the Urban Labs explore the potential for behavioural changes towards a more sustainable lifestyle, by looking at topics of the Sharing Economy, Local Economy, Transportation, Waste Separation, Community, and Design.
At the end of 2014 (the second year of the project), we talked about the fact that the labs came into being in order to examine, on the local/practical scale, the topics and ideas brought up at the theoretical background stage of the project.
The urban Lab in Jerusalem especially works on 1) Implementation of sustainable neighborhoods. 2) Casestudy on the potential for promoting the sharing economy within the Municipality. |
| Urban Co-Governance |
Moderate |
| Enabling State |
Moderate |
| Pooling |
Moderate |
| Experimentalism |
Strong |
| Tech Justice |
Weak |
| Project Website |
https://jerusaleminstitute.org.il/en/projects/urban-sustainability/ |
| References, sources, contact person(s) |
Institutional website
Interview (Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, and Jerusalem Municipality)
Contact : info@jerusaleminstitute.org.il |
jerusalem
by Chrystie Flournoy Swiney | Jun 8, 2018
Image source : https://charmcitylandtrusts.org/
| Country |
United State |
| City |
Baltimore (East) |
| Name |
The Charm City Land Trust |
| Date |
2000 |
| Description of the project |
The Charm City Land Trust, is a Maryland based non-profit organization whose slogan is “stewarding land in Baltimore.” It has engaged in a variety of land renewal projects in Baltimore in coordination with community residents and groups, and in collaboration with the non-profit and private sectors, local churches, as well as the local and state government. They are run by a 15-member board, most of whom are from the East Baltimore neighborhoods that they focus on, and they also have members, who provide input and shape the major decisions of the organization. The CCLT maintains close and strong ties with the communities they work in. For example, it has developed a long-term relationship with communities in East Baltimore, particularly McElderry Park, where it has partnered with the Amazing Grace Lutheran Church on a number of ventures. As such, the community, and its residents, are very involved in the work of the CCLT; they are consulted and invited to join the organization as a member, or to apply to be a board member |
| Urban Co-Governance |
Strong |
| Enabling State |
Moderate |
| Pooling |
Strong |
| Experimentalism |
Moderate |
| Tech Justice |
Weak |
| Project Website |
CCLT Website : https://charmcitylandtrusts.org/ |
| References, sources, contact person(s) |
Interview, website,
CCLT Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/charmcitylandtrustsinc/
CCL Twitter : https://twitter.com/charmcityclt
CCLT Newsletter : https://charmcitylandtrusts.org/the-voice-of-the-commons/
The Housing Roundtable : https://www.baltimorehousingroundtable.org/clts_in_baltimore
CCLT email: info@charmcitylandtrusts.org |
2424 McElderry St. Baltimore, MD 21205
by Sofia Mazzuco | Jun 8, 2018
Image source: https://estonoesunsolar.wordpress.com/
Zaragoza, Spain
by Sofia Mazzuco | Jun 8, 2018
Image source: remakery.org
| Country |
United Kingdom |
| City |
London |
| Name |
Remakery |
| Date |
2011 |
| Description |
Remakery is set on underused garages in a housing estate in Brixton as a social enterprise. The project is based on upcycling second-hand materials and skills to empower the local community in finding jobs in the arts and crafts sector while driving a local social economy by selling the products created on the set carpentry workshop.
Around 200 tons of material such as metal, wood, electronics, paints, and textiles are repurposed every year, with 220 millions of tons every year discarded by the construction industry in London. Part of this material is repurposed by Remakery while driving a social empowerment process led by learning through doing.
Profits made in the project are reused for membership and social programmes targeting disadvantaged social groups of society, with part of it being reinvested in the local community for further development. |
| Urban Co-Governance |
Moderate |
| Enabling State |
Moderate |
| Pooling |
Strong |
| Experimentalism |
Moderate |
| Tech Justice |
N/A |
| Website |
http://remakery.org/ |
| References, sources, contact person(s) |
https://www.facebook.com/remakery/
https://twitter.com/remakery?lang=en
http://www.action-now.co.uk/remakery/
Contact : mark@remakery.org |
Brixton, London
