Accelerating Transitions Blog

Road(map) to nowhere?

By Garth Williams I attended the launch of the “Roadmap for a Sustainable City” for Brighton and Hove (B&H) (the “Roadmap”) the evening of 22 November 2016 in Brighton. The launch coincided with the final event of the Accelerating and Rescaling…
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When democracy is at stake, civil initiatives value more / Amikor a demokrácia forog kockán, megnő a civil kezdeményezések értéke

ARTS research in Budapest has shown that transition initiatives can face similar difficulties like any other organisations which deal with tough issues such as civil rights or social injustices. When the foundations of democracy are fading, the lack of transparency, co-operation or…
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Things to come – Mountains to climb

The time of the ARTS project has come to an end. The last papers are written, the last public sessions have been concluded and the last articles are being typed. Where will all the people involved in the project disperse to? Which seed planted during these three years will grow? And where?

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Making of the 5th Informed Cities Forum 2016

May 12, 2016

Julia

Making of the 5th Informed Cities Forum 2016

The Informed Cities Forum (ICF) is a conference-like format initiated by the Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and takes places every year in a different European city. The fifth ICF will take place on June 16^th and 17^th in Dresden, Germany.

The registration for the ICF 2016 ist still open!

The Informed Cities Forum come to Dresden in June 2016

May 10, 2016

Miriam Steiner

Brighton

A Cooperative Council & Sustainability?

By Jake Barnes, ARTS Brighton Researcher This short blog proposes a way to incorporate Sustainability into the principles behind the idea of increased collaboration as…

April 30, 2016

Annika Hagberg

Stockholm

Going to the hoffice

Hoffice: sustainability effects when people studying or freelancing get together at someone’s home and share workday In the individualistic and digitalised Sweden, loneliness has the…

April 14, 2016

Art Philippeth

Genk

The Small Resistance

Happy to say that coming monday I will be doing a lecture about Tine Hens’ great book ‘Het Klein Verzet’. Vormingplus Limburg asked me to…

Workshop: What are the key sustainability issues for the city’s green spaces and the development of new infrastructure projects?

April 12, 2016

Miriam Steiner

Brighton

Workshop: What are the key sustainability issues for the city’s green spaces and the development of new infrastructure projects?

By Jake Barnes The second in our series of three workshops exploring Sustainability through collaboration to be held on Thursday 14th April, at the Friends Meeting House…

April 7, 2016

Art Philippeth

Genk

Co-creating Sledderlo!

Two weeks ago the city council of Genk and a committee of local citizens opened a watchtower in the heart of ‘Sledderlo’. In this multicultural…

Sustainability through collaboration? – Brighton Workshop Recap

April 5, 2016

Miriam Steiner

Brighton

Sustainability through collaboration? – Brighton Workshop Recap

By Jake Barnes, ARTS Brighton Researcher On Thursday 17th March approximately 40 people gathered for the first in a series of workshops to explore ways…

April 1, 2016

Art Philippeth

Genk

Studio Refugee!

Last week I had a chat with the wonderful people of Studio Refugee in Genk. This fresh local initiative is all about shaping opportunities for…

March 31, 2016

Annika Hagberg

Stockholm

Democracy for sustainability

As the global media buzz goes on about mindboggling presidential candidates, brown politicians and abusive dictators, it is as important as ever to remember that…