Harnessing the Power of Technology: How WhatsApp Can Increase Community Participation and Agency

Communications and sustainability expert Naira Bonilla shares how to use WhatsApp in order to foster community participation.
Voices from Guarulhos, São Paulo

Urban planner and GIS expert Carolina Monteiro de Carvalho presents a participatory mapping project she conducted in the outskirts of São Paulo.
Jan Gehl: Planning Cities on the Human Scale

In the movie The Human Scale, Jan Gehl and his people-centred approach to urban planning is presented. Examples from all over the world teach us how to make our cities more liveable and inclusive – particularly important now that Covid-19 is changing our cities!
Voices from Kibera, Kenya

Michelle, Isaac and Lorna share insights about how Covid-19 is affected informal settlements in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. In their interviews, they talk about the specific challenges that the pandemic brings, and about community-based solutions.
When Your First Place is Also Your Second and Your Third – Reimagining Public Space During Covid-19

Exceptional circumstances, such as the current pandemic, have important consequences for urban planning. Here, I look into public spaces and the changing idea of three places.