In the last decade the concept of the city as a human habitat that is mapped in terms of bricks and mortar, managed by fiat from city hall and developed by entrepreneurs for corporate profit has given faint signals of change. This has happened because we have witnessed the city collapse underneath the weight of [...]
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Cities 2020 – Kedgeforward
Posted in B. Individual Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, Level 7 Yellow, Lifecycle, Uncategorized, tagged integral, integral city intelligences, human hive, future cities on May 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Curitiba Wins Globe Sustainable City Award
Posted in Building - Structures, C. Collective Intelligences, D. Strategic Intelligences, Global/Worldcentric, Integral Maps, Meshworking, Navigating - IVSM, Uncategorized, tagged integral city intelligences, sustainability, Globe Award on May 1, 2010 | Comments Off
Globe Award 2010 – Leading Sustainability Awards The Brazilian city Curitiba awarded the Globe Sustainable City Award 2010 STOCKHOLM, April 7, 2010 − The Brazilian city Curitiba wins the Globe Sustainable City Award 2010. The city of Curitiba is awarded for excellent sustainable urban development. The Globe Award statuette will be presented to representatives from [...]
Nominate Your City for Sustainable City Award
Posted in Building - Structures, Emergence, Inquiry, Level 7 Yellow, Uncategorized, tagged award, sustainability on December 10, 2009 | Comments Off
Globe Award 2010 – Leading Sustainability Awards Sustainable cities can be nominated for international award STOCKHOLM, NOVEMBER 23, 2009: Globe Awards will be presented for the fourth consecutive time at the annual gala at Nordiska Museet in Stockholm April 29th, 2010. The applications will be viewed in four categories: research, innovation, city and reporting. The [...]
Green Building Standard in Cascadia
Posted in Building - Structures, Ecosphere, Level 6 Green, Uncategorized, tagged Green building on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
New Standard Addresses Social Justice, Urban Agriculture and Community Scale Impacts Download the challenge 2.0: www.ilbi.org (International Living Building Institute) Story: http://www.cityfarmer.info/?p=2643(Phoenix, AZ) Nov. 10, 2009 The newest iteration of the Living Building Challenge was released today at Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual conference. The International Living Building Institute (ILBI), in conjunction [...]
A Fountain of Evolutionary Insights for Mayors
Posted in A. Contexting Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, G. Levels: Developmental/Evolutionary, Level 7 Yellow, Level 8 Turquoise, Uncategorized, tagged meshwork, integral city intelligences, Resources for Mayors on August 25, 2009 | Comments Off
I feel like I am standing in the centre of an Integral City Square with a Fountain of Integral Insights spraying life-giving rainbows that can refresh a mayor’s way of thinking in these hot fires of summer. Not surprisingly, this fountain I see, has four quadrants — all issuing flows of emerging wisdom that seem to be tapping a deep [...]
Welcome to Integral City Blog
Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2009 | Comments Off
Greetings Integral City-zens Life is moving too quickly for just a newsletter or an ezine — so I’ve finally moved to create a Blog. This blog has old memes in it, as I originally set it up to invite readers to review early drafts of the Integral City book. Once I learn the ropes here, [...]
