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• Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:27:33 +0000: Chinese Wheelbarrows: Low-carbon, low-infrastructure vehicles - Sustainable Cities Network
  Source: Low-Tech Magazine Image from Kris de Decker From “How to downsize a transport network: the Chinese wheelbarrow” by Kris de Decker: For being such a seemingly ordinary vehicle, the wheelbarrow has a surprisingly exciting history. This is especially true in the East, where it became a universal means of transportation for both passengers and [...]
• Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:46:37 +0000: More Than Money: Report on reciprocal exchange systems - Sustainable Cities Network
  Source: Experientia Image from the More Than Money Literature Review From “More than money“: It’s increasingly clear that we live in collaborative times. Many of the most interesting innovations of recent years have at their heart ideas of sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, exchanging or swapping. These are age-old concepts being reinvented through network [...]
• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:02:33 +0000: Sustainable Urban Dwelling Unit (SUDU) - Sustainable Cities Network
  From “The Sustainable Urban Dwelling Unit (SUDU)” on No Tech Magazine: The ‘Sustainable Urban Dwelling Unit’ (SUDU) in Ethiopia demonstrates that it is possible to construct multi-storey buildings using only soil and stone. By combining timbrel vaults and compressed earth blocks, there is no need for steel, reinforced concrete or even wood to support floors, [...]
• Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:01:31 +0000: Traffic Roundabout: Award-Winning Civic Space - Sustainable Cities Network
  Source: City Parks Blog From “A Design that Celebrates the People”: Normal, IL Traffic Circle Wins Smart Growth Award as New Civic Space” by Colleen Gentles: [In December last year], EPA announced the winners of the 2011 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. We are excited to report that Normal, Illinois is the recipient of [...]
• Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:43:04 +0000: Thriving Neighbourhoods 2012: Call for papers - Sustainable Cities Network
  Thriving Neighbourhoods is a conference on emerging approaches to the planning, design and management of local neighbourhoods that are set to radically improve health, social engagement, environmental quality and productivity in communities. Thriving communities have the resilience needed to adapt creatively to unexpected challenges such as climate change, population change, rapid technological change, social upheaval [...]