By Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen & Renard Teipelke
This week, we introduced NEMONA - a prime example of local network initiatives in sustainable urban development with a thematic focus on the fashion production in Berlin – and published an interview with NEMONA project managers Daniela Fleig and Sabine Hülsebus. Starting today (September 30th, 2011), NEMONA will co-host the Neukölln Fashion Weekend at Heimathafen Neukölln. Continue reading
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By Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen & Renard Teipelke
In our last article, we introduced NEMONA – a prime example of local network initiatives in sustainable urban development with a thematic focus on the fashion production in Berlin. In order to gain further insight into this model project, we asked Daniela Fleig and Sabine Hülsebus, both project managers at NEMONA, to explain the project regarding urban issues like neighbourhood regeneration, community participation in northern Neukölln and local economic development. Continue reading
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By Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen & Renard Teipelke
The fashion and design scene is booming in Berlin.
The inner-city part of Berlin’s district Neukölln is becoming the latest insider’s tip for the capital city’s cool and hip urban life.
Cultural diversity and ethnic mixture (or segregation depending on the perspective) are key features of Berlin’s immigrant neighborhoods.
Why not bring all these things together?
NEMONA – Network for Fashion & Design is a model project co-funded by the European Social Fund and is a prime example of local network initiatives in sustainable urban development. Based in Mainzer Straße 5 in the northern part of Neukölln (map), the project aims at bringing together fashion designers and producers in a cooperative network that fosters sustainable solutions in the fashion industry on the local level. Continue reading
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By Renard Teipelke
Only four mayors in 60 years – three of them socialists (sic!). Considering Milwaukee’s 20th century history, the preconditions are really exciting for a US-American city. The Sewer Socialist movement emerged from Milwaukee and included famous figures like Victor L. Berger (see here for more information). With 600,000 citizens, Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin. In the last article I wrote about Wisconsin’s capital city Madison – also an ‘alternative’ city but with a completely different outset. Milwaukee, as part of the Rust Belt, experienced the well-known decline of heavy-industry cities at the Great Lakes. When I told my American friends that I was going to visit Milwaukee, they all ask me why on earth I would want to go to this ‘city in decline.’ Continue reading
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By Renard Teipelke
The picture of the United States in the media often tends to be limited to the coastal areas versus the ‘crazy’ heartland. There are many states that are probably more important than the Mid-Western state of Wisconsin – situated at Lake Michigan near the Canadian border. Anyhow, I will show by the example of two cities, Madison and Milwaukee, that there are actually relevant things to say about the state and that both cities, despite their very different features, share something other cities are missing: a distinct original character. Continue reading
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September 2011, Berlin, Neukölln, Bar at the corner Weser/ Weichselstrasse, Ramses from Mexico in front of his new Tapas Bar "Gaston"
Article by Wiebke Hollersen and Dirk Kurbjuweit at Spiegel Online
Berlin is struggling to maintain its identity as its popularity soars. Budget tourists are flocking to the German capital, eager to sample the famous nightlife, while Scandinavian investors are snapping up cheap real estate. Residents are protesting, but the gentrification juggernaut seems unstoppable.
Read the whole Article at Spiegel Online:
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Loch Torridon, West Highlands, Scotland
Guest Article by Kenneth Wardrop
Long established destinations, like other mature global brands, face the constant challenge of maintaining market positioning and profile with consumers against the backdrop of new market entrants or emerging destinations. Scottish tourism has witnessed a €573 million drop in visitor spend over the last decade, and the country is facing a very challenging market situation. In response Scotland has sought to address this by instigating new promotional initiatives and by tapping in to a strong ‘warm market segment’, pre disposed to visiting Scotland, in the shape of the Scottish diaspora (people of Scottish decent who live a round the world) utilising a series of thematic years under the umbrella branding of ‘Homecoming Scotland’ and promoted by the national tourism organisation VisitScotland
http://www.visitscotland.com/
Scotland has a small population of only 5 million people yet worldwide it is estimated that there are up to 40 million people who are of Scottish descent (the Scottish diaspora), many of whom have a strong affinity with the ‘old country’. In America there are nearly 5 million ‘Scots – Americans’ (1.7% of the US population), while in Canada the ‘Scots-Canadians’ make up the third largest ethnic group, and are again a group of nearly 5 million people. The Scottish diaspora therefore represent a logical target market segment’ for Scotland. While interestingly Scotland’s largest visitor market remains the countries near neighbours in England. Continue reading
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In:polis | urbanism in cooperation with the Department of Human Geography & Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University are happy to announce that the official conference website for the special edition of the International Place Branding Conference (20th/21st January in Utrecht, Netherlands) will go on-line the last week of September.
The organisers have received more than 70 abstracts for the conference and are currently restructuring the programme in order to allow more authors to present their papers at the conference. Thus, authors will be informed the last week of September if their abstract was accepted by the scientific committee.
Likewise, the registration for the conference will start the last week of September. Authors presenting a paper at the conference will have to register until October 20, 2011.
You can find more information about the conference on this blog (here).
For organisational issues please contact Verena Röber at conference@inprojectis.com.
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By Renard Teipelke
The sun is shining, old couples as well as young families with their children are strolling through the streets, the time stands still and everyone seems to enjoy this lovely summer day in Überlingen at Lake Constance. I am trying to find a hint but I cannot really figure out what makes Überlingen a cittàslow. Maybe, we have to turn to the official website of the cittaslow movement in order to understand why Überlingen qualifies as a cittàslow.
Founded in 1999 by a handful of Italian mayors, cittàslow stands for livable cities. Inspired by the corresponding slow food movement, the quality of urban life is the focal point: regional products, local heritage, cultural diversity, no Americanization through large fast food or cheap clothes franchise companies. Continue reading
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by Ares Kalandides
The other day I commented (not very nicely, I must admit) on the promotional video of Aguascalientes in Mexico, and then I came across this short video on neighbouring Veracruz. Now, the latter has everything the former misses. The music is equally engaging, the rythm excellent, the images captivating. Veracruz has skies and seas, people and food, past and present. And also, the presence of the place’s name under the images helps a lot to make it stick in your mind.
