Ciudades, planificación, políticas públicas… Favelissues.com. Just another WordPress.com site. The Origin of the Power of 10. Early in 2004 we were asked by Mimi Gates, director of the Seattle Art Museum, to review plans for a new wing of the building.
PPS President Fred Kent and Senior Vice President Kathy Madden were touring the Museum grounds with a group of local citizens, brainstorming how best to generate public activity around the building. Ideas were flying, and gradually Kent and Madden articulated a vision for a series of focal points on the grounds and inside the lobby. As the discussion continued, someone asked, “How many separate focal points do you need to make it successful?” At PPS, we usually don’t talk in terms of numbers, so Kent and Madden gave the question a few minutes thought.
They wanted to offer a challenging answer, but not something that would feel completely out of reach. “10,” Kent finally said. Siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTGOVACC/Resources/MediaandICTs. SMART's Inspire Mobility. Human Transit. Project for Public Spaces - Placemaking for Communities. Laboratorio para el Urbanismo Ciudadano. Café de las ciudades. Campaña nacional por el derecho a la vivienda en el Perú. Techtulia. TomasEnLinea. ESA MANIA POR SABER... DESCUBRIR, ENTENDER, CONSTRUIR, EXPLORAR. The Atlantic Cities. Creative Class Group. An urban sustainability, green building, and alternative transportation community. The Power of the Everyday. Urban Strategy. ECPA Urban Planning Initiative » Blog Archive » The World Bank Eco2 Cities Initiative: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities. Launched in 2009 by the World Bank, the Eco2 Cities Initiative seeks to establish a new paradigm of economic development for cities in developing countries.
It couples economic development and sustainability as interdependent; making sustainable economic development necessary to the future success of cities. The initiative is defined by four principals (World Bank, 2011): A Science of Cities. Polis. Cyburbia - urban planning community. URBAN STRATEGIES - Urban Planning Design - Toronto Canada.