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Wow! A Treasure That Could Save Us All

  My title is not hype. This book is a true treasure, filled with visionary, paradigm shifting ideas that are simple yet powerful, which are based on much wisdom and a massive amount of thinking through. The book is one of the most beautiful I’ve seen, and as a radio show host (The Bottom-up Show)…

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‘A stunningly curated Kama Sutra for city-making—inventive and seductive’: Edgar Pieterse

The key to fixing our broken patterns of urban development does not lie in grand plans or giant projects; rather, it lies in the collective wisdom and energy of people harnessing the power of many small ideas and actions to make a big difference. We call this making “Massive Small” change. In an increasingly complex…

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Wherever something is wrong, something is too big.

Paul Kingsnorth in his article in the Guardian ‘The Crisis of Bigness’ tells how old school theorist, lLeopold Kohr, predicted the recent economic collapse and how things would get better A time of crisis is also a time of opening-up, when thinking that was consigned to the fringes moves to centre stage. When things fall apart,…

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Massive Small: Smart Urbanism in an Upside Down World

Come along and Join me for an update on the work I am doing on Smart Urbanism. Good time to get feedback! Doxorubicin: (Major) In vitro, valproic acid, divalproex soidum is a mild CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inducer; it is also a mild CYP3A4 inhibitor. The biosimilar was studied in a phase 3 clinical trial…

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Smart Urbanism Reading List

I have taken the liberty of creating a full reading list of books recommended by a whole range of people through the course of this valuable discussion. Names of those who have contributed are included at the end and their initials included in square brackets on every book where relevant. A number of new recommendations are also added.

Why Big Plans Fail

Many big plans don’t just stir the blood, they clog the arteries. They just never get realised – unless they are for a three week event that is held in different parts of the world every four years and costs £10bn. But this is not what we mean when we talk of sustainable urbanism…

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