Urban and regional planning, as an institutional practice, is increasingly criticised for failing to meet ordinary citizens’ needs. Enter “urban hacktivism”. Fusing hacking and activism, the term has previously referred to…
If planners understand it’s cool to green cities, what’s stopping them?
Our cities are getting hotter, more crowded and noisier. Climate change is bringing more heatwaves, placing pressure on human health, urban amenity, productivity and infrastructure. Urban residents naturally want to…