Journal about the city
Current research, interviews and analysis of urban living
Culture
Decentralization of Culture: Problems and Challenges of the Reform
This article reviews the key events of the culture reform, considers the appropriateness of using the concept of «cultural services,» and the issue of reorganizing cultural institutions
Participation, Development
Part III: A renewed urban planning approach for Kyiv
The final part of the three-part article about Kyiv General Plan 2040: what could be the urban planning approaches in the future and why there is no need to modernize the General Plan project
Environment, Economy
Degrowth for Human Prosperity
Could we resist climate crises in the paradigm of constant economic growth? What is degrowth approach? What are the main degrowth values, goals, and practices?
Participation, Development
Dialogue for Cohesive Cities: educational exchange results
What is just and cohesive city, and what do participants of the educational exchange organized by Cedos think tank in the fall 2019 think about this concept
Development, Governance
Kyiv’s General Plan is not an accident. Part II
Second part of the three-part article about Kyiv General Plan: what are the values behind this document and how these values informed the problematic principles promoted in GP 2040
Development, Governance
Kyiv’s new General Plan has failed. What will come next?
What are the main disadvantages of new Kyiv's General Plan and why this document does not consider key principles of sustainable urban planning
Participation
Kharkiv: interaction between local authorities and civil society
Interaction between local government bodies and civil society in Kharkiv – brief summary of the research
Environment
Produce Less: how to save planet from plastic
Single-use plastic one of the important challenges faced by humanity. We discuss who is primarily responsible for the spread of single-uses and why eco-lifestyle is not a solution
Public space
In Search of a Bathroom: What is wrong with public bathrooms in Kyiv
How does the system of public bathrooms work in Kyiv, is there any room for improvement, and why it is not always possible «just go to McDonald's»
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