Our recent bike tour of Poblenou reveals the urban justice issues around municipal vs. community-led greening projects in the rapidly urbanizing Barcelona neighborhood. by Filka Sekulova, Francesc Baró, Isabelle Anguelovski,…
Our new short documentary shot and edited by filmmaker Alberto Bougleux sheds light on the dilemma of greening cities. Editors’ note: This post forms part of the series “Green inequalities…
A new research project analyzes the complex relationship between community gardens and gentrification in Minneapolis, and the choices and tensions community leaders face in shaping the impact these gardens have…
The unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has meant different things to different people, but its widespread effects have extended to all corners the globe. Its relevance to our field…
This is an excerpt of an article originally published on Medium. If we continue to ignore how systemic inequalities in housing, transit, public space and food systems disproportionately put marginalized…
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are broadly perceived as positive ‘triple-win’ strategies, though they have so far shown contradictions and limited transformatory potential for advancing environmental justice and sustainability in cities. We…
If equity is not made a priority, Cleveland’s vision of becoming a “green city on a blue lake” risks falling victim to the injustices of green gentrification felt in similar…
Greening projects both large and small in the rapidly developing Saint Henri neighborhood are stitching together a post-industrial landscape to create new and exclusionary forms of urban living. Editors’ note:…
While the uneven distribution of street tree benefits in Barcelona favors elderly residents in particular and partially compensates for the lack of larger green spaces in several districts, it is…
Austin is considered one of the most ecological cities in the US, but due to a history of racial segregation, environmental injustice, gentrification, and misguided policies, access to housing and…
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