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Game for Change: Fate of the World
Yale Environment 360, 2 Nov 10 New Computer Game Simulates Challenges of Global Warming A British company has developed a new computer game that allows players to save the planet from the effects of global warming — at least in a simulated setting. “Fate of the...
2011 TED Prize Winner: JR (Photos)
Amanda Reed, 25 Oct 10 Congratulations to French street artist JR on winning the 2011 TEDPrize! The TED Blog announced his win: JR, a moving and innovative artist who exhibits freely in the world’s streets, has been named the recipient of the 2011 TED Prize...
72 Hour Urban Action
Alison Killing, 22 Oct 10 72 Hour Urban Action was a real-time/crunch-time architecture competition that took place in a town near Tel Aviv, Israel as part of the Bat Yam Landscape Urbanism Biennale. The competition was unique among the hundreds of architecture competitions that take...
Metropolitan Agriculture's 'Innoversity'
Alison Killing, 15 Oct 10 Metropolitan Agriculture is an organization dedicated to creating better links between metropolitan areas and food production. They hosted their first global summit and launched their 'Innoversity' at the end of September. They currently bring together six cities: Amsterdam, London...
Pimp Your Ride Update
Amanda Reed, 13 Oct 10 Four years ago guest contributor Alan Durning discussed the idea of personal car sharing and the obstacles of bringing the concept to market. Last week, Jennifer Langston at Sightline Daily wrote an update about new legislation in California that breaks...
