Cercles Urbans 2016
Els Cercles Urbans es realitzen des del 2012 a l'Escola de l'Igop. És un espai informal, autogestionat i reflexiu entorn a lectures sobre temàtiques urbanes en sentit ampli (espai urbà, governança, ecologia urbana, etc.). Tot i què predomina el format debat, ens agrada convidar a persones amb experiència i sabers específics relacionats amb les lectures...
Self-management in response to the crisis. From “In representen ens” to the “Can Juntes”.
ERNESTO MORALES. Self-organization and cooperation are possible and are growing, to respond to personal concerns that go beyond the mere earning a salary. Solidarity economy projects, allotments, exchange networks, Shared education projects and free education, cooperatives consum, support groups and so are multiplying in our cities ....
Saskia Sassen: A Look smart cities of globalization
MARGARITA LEON. Saskia Sassen has been awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences. It is the third woman to receive the award more than thirty editions and is the only academic on the list of the ten most cited social scientists internationally as ranked ISI. Thankfully the jury, both of ...
The transition toward sustainability will not be televised
JOSEP LL. ESPLUGA. While the formal political system is paralyzed waiting for a hypothetical economic growth to re-implement the wheel of production and consumption, numerous initiatives attempt to move toward energy reduction and growth, constituting a silent revolution towards a more sustainable society, respectful and just ....
If you do not exist PAH
ISMAEL BLANCO / MARGARITA LEON. Three and a half million jobs lost since the beginning of the crisis. Two million households without any source of income. Growth of almost 30% the difference between high income and low. An unprecedented increase in the rates of poverty and exclusion ...
