La Diada marks the beginning of spring. It is a national festival that forms one of the most important cultural events in the calendar. It dominates newspapers and television headlines every year. But on this 23rd of April, in these deserted times, St. Jordi is not here.
Read MoreDuring a health crisis, not everyone has the right to stay home. This concerns not only the most essential workers (i.e. doctors, sanitary operators and supermarket assistants), but, also, all those workers who are the real producers of the city, the ones that assure its growth and functioning.
Read MoreUrban lifestyles in Spain may have compounded the viral impact on the country. And they don’t seem likely to change once this is all over. So what solutions are out there?
Read MoreThis is what the deserted city reveals to us, uninhabited in its streets and squares, where no open space belongs to us anymore: to satisfy always and only the private means to confine everyone to their own positions and origins; to give oxygen to the public, to the open space, the means in which we learn to meet others.
Read MoreSmall groups in Oxford, largely on social media, have fostered a model and space for building social capital while indoors — one that could (and should) be replicated in urban neighborhoods everywhere, as infection and death tolls rise.
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Oxford Urbanists Africa had the opportunity to interview Kenyan musician and changemaker, Juliani, founder of Customer Bora, an innovative initiative that works to rid the environment of the burden of single-use plastics and waste by creating a circular economy framework.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the most innovative waste management projects in the world. From transforming wastewater to drinking water; to making roads out of plastic and having plastic as currency, Africa has it all when it comes to seeing waste as an indispensable asset. Although many risks ought to be addressed in managing waste, several African countries have ignited the spark to change the narrative of waste from redundant to resource.
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Dessire Velez is the co-founder of Reciclaje.pe, a Peruvian initiative focused on promoting sustainable and inclusive practices of waste management working simultaneously from Germany and Perú. We met her to learn about her initiative and what has brought her to this moment. #GlocalAmbassadors
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With the tag #GlocalAmbassadors, the Oxford Urbanists want to leverage the work of changemakers globally implementing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Find out more about how local action can lead to global results, or if you know an initiative on the same mission, tell us all about it.
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Although a vital element of urban life, informal workers in public spaces are often stigmatized and neglected by traditional policies and academy. Despite their vulnerability, they can develop valuable resilience skills and influence spatial dynamics. In order to leverage their innovation potential, our cities should provide a more flexible regulatory framework, transforming the public space in a safe platform that fosters inclusion and healthy competition.
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