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Video: Social networks, in analogue
In Civitacampomarano, a small Italian town of 400 inhabitants without mobile data coverage, the artist Fra Biancoshock wanted to capture how virtual exchanges on social networks have always existed, in another form, on the streets of the town.
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80% of urban dwellers exposed to severe pollution
Worrying data published by the World Health Organization reveal that the 80% of people living in urban areas in the world are exposed to polluted air above the limits set by the institution itself. Going further, 98% of people in cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants in low- and middle-income countries breathe air that does…
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The average Basque salary does not allow you to buy a flat
The Basque Country is among the five autonomous communities in the state where real salaries are quite insufficient to be able to afford the purchase of a flat. This is based on the Housing Accessibility Index calculated by the Appraisal Society for the first quarter of 2016, based on real estate prices and rent differences…
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Germany: the day they paid to consume energy
Renewable energies in Germany reached a generation record last Sunday, May 8: around 1:00 p.m., solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy supplied 55 GW of the 63 GW that were consumed, that is that is, 87% of consumption, according to data provided by Quartz. Last year, on average, renewables produced 33% of the energy in…
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Video: Creating public spaces for the common good
What makes a public space attractive to citizens? Amanda Burden, director of the New York Department of Urban Planning between 2002 and 2013, speaks for TED Talks about the challenges she encountered in transforming spaces in the Big Apple and answers why creating attractive public spaces is the key to planning a great city.
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300 economists urge to end tax havens
A group of over 300 economists from over 30 countries have submitted a open letter to world leaders advising that there is no economic justification for allowing tax havens and in the urging them to take meaningful steps to end offshore opacity. The brief argues that these tax jurisdictions do not add any value to…
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The consultant and social researcher gonzalo moya is linked to naider
Gonzalo Moya, a sociologist from the University of Deusto and a political scientist from the University of Salamanca, will collaborate with Naider in carrying out a territorial innovation strategy project, through Behargintza Erandio and the Hazilan program. Previously, he worked on the development of different projects at Deusto Social Innovation.
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The Champs Elysées, without cars
The Champs-Élysées in Paris, a great showcase of the French capital where 100,000 cars circulate daily, was reserved exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists yesterday, May 8, from 12:00 to 20:00, and the experience will be repeated from now on the first Sunday of each month. The Paris City Council’s Paris Respire initiative will implement the…
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Saudi Arabia and its dependence on oil
The drop in the price of a barrel of oil has seriously affected the economy of the large producers. As proof of this, Saudi Arabia, a country that obtains 90% of its income from the hydrocarbons business and which closed 2015 with a public deficit close to 15%. In this context, in which the payments…
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5 benchmark cities in urban innovation
A panel of experts in urbanism, architecture and planning assembled by the Wall Street Journal answered the question of which cities currently stand out for their urban development policies. Among the participating experts is Edward Glaeser, Harvard economist author of “The Triumph of the Cities.” The panel has chosen five cities, clarifying that none of…