In this category, I collect my favourite websites, blogs, books, TED Talks and other media for you. Enjoy exploring them and don’t forget to come back to my blog afterwards!
If you would like to recommend your own favourite resources, please get in touch!
Cities:Skylines and similar computer games make it possible to design and recreate cities. Is it possible to use these games for urban planning? And can they contribute to making the process more participatory?
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!
parCitypatory is four years old today, which is why I am sharing four starting points as ideas for participating in your own city.
Why not try out the trend Urban Sketching to observe your own city, create a journal full of memories or start a conversation?
TRIALOG is a very recommendable journal for anyone interested in cities of the Global South. You can download older issues for free, order the current ones and contribute some of your own work.
This free e-book presents countless examples from all over Europe to help you and your organisation to better fund civic action in cities.
An invitation to a conference on mapping in Berlin on December 1, 2017.
A summary and short review of this documentary about the great urban writer Jane Jacobs and her struggles to maintain Washington Park in NYC.
Introducing this network of 24 cities worldwide learning from each other’s innovations.
This online magazine is a great resource and always looking for new authors!
Why not study online and for free? I introduce you to MOOCs and go back to some lessons from my class on African Cities.
Here are some thoughts on the 2016 book “The Participatory City”, which I highly recommend to all readers!
