Living Cities
Issue 329 • November/December 2021
In our November/December issue we are marking COP26 with a special issue dedicated to cities. Currently, more than half the world’s population live in cities – a number expected to rise to over two thirds by 2030. Cities are energy hungry, and major emitters of greenhouse gas emissions. As well as being a cause of the crisis, however, with better planning, transport and food, cities are also part of the solution.
Features include: Laura Haynes imagines city life through a prism of past, present and future; Herbert Girardet explains why creating regenerative urban systems is key to solving the crises of our times; and Mothiur Rahman introduces new municipalism and looks at how to restructure cities so they better serve the local community.
In Wisdom & Wellbeing, Jini Reddy takes a walk and finds magic in the city and Nat Mady shares tips on urban gardening; whilst in Arts Ellie Harrison discusses public transport and art activism in Manchester.
We hope you enjoy our selection of free articles from this issue of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine.
Highlights
- Laura Haynes: A Matter of Time
- James Marriott: A Century-long Traffic Jam
- PL Henderson: Weeds of Connection
- Stephen McMurray: Urban Recovery
- Satish Kumar: Time to Rebuild
- Martha Dillon: Stories by the Fire
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Contents
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Welcome
Roots and Buds • Marianne Brown
A journey through our living cities
Feature Articles
A Matter of Time • Laura Haynes
Imagining city life through a prism of past, present and future
Connected Life
A New Age • Herbert Girardet
Regenerative cities are the key to the crises of our times
Troubled Water • Brendan Montague
Taking a look back at the Great Stink of Victorian London
Life in Mumbai's Waste Mountains • Saumya Roy
Meeting residents who are trying to solve the city's waste problems
News • Marianne Brown
Initiatives to tackle global waste
A Century-long Traffic Jam • James Marriott
How oil has shaped our cities
Driving Home Reality • Tona Merriman
Sharing news of a 'subvertising' campaign
Space Matters • Adnan Shafi
Civic planning needs to put communities first
Positive Action
Equality - Our Hope for a Future • Mothiur Rahman
The path out of growth addiction starts in our cities
The Glasgow Effect • Ellie Harrison
There is a cure for the city's ills
Connecting Wealth and Health • Matthew Brown
How Preston is leading the way
Ecologist News • Marianne Brown
Highlighting top stories from The Ecologist website
Building Blocks • Catherine Early
COP26 promises focus on a previously neglected issue
Driving Out Cars • Nicolás Eliades
A review of some leading car-free city campaigns
Art and Culture
Setting the Stage for Better Public Transport • Ellie Harrison
The story behind the show Bus Regulation: The Musical
Weeds of Connection • PL Henderson
Inspired by the work of street artist Mona Caron
Wisdom and Wellbeing
Positive Growth • Nat Mady
Tips on urban gardening
Roots in the Streets • Paul Wood
A quest to find significant urban trees in Britain and Ireland
Urban Recovery • Stephen McMurray
Bringing Nature into our cities is vital to improve mental health
Listen In • Marianne Brown
A piece of sound art in London invites us to come closer
Finding Magic in the City • Jini Reddy
Balancing the desire to explore with the need to feel safe
News • Marianne Brown
Saving migrating birds, dark sky lighting, and the benefits of woodland
Holding on to Hope • Jackie Morris
Extract from the letter Dear Pilgrims which featured in a pilgrimage to Glasgow
Time to Rebuild • Satish Kumar
Cities should not be a block to sustainable living
Regulars
Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters to our Editor
Resurgence Community News • Marianne Brown
News and campaigns from the Resurgence community
Reviews
Reimagining What's Possible • Russell Warfield
Review of Seven Ways to Change the World: How to Fix the Most Pressing Problems We Face, and Go Big: How to Fix Our World
Stories by the Fire • Martha Dillon
Review of Smoke Hole Sessions Podcast
Mapping the Future • Danny Dorling
Review of The Atlas of Disappearing Places: Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis
Beginning, Middle - and End? • Adam Weymouth
Review of Our Biggest Experiment: A History of the Climate Crisis
The Power of Science • Stuart Hobday
Review of The Physics of Climate Change
Bird's-Eye View • Edward Mayer
Review of The Bird-friendly City: Creating Safe Urban Habitats
Sustainability - Medieval Style • Tim Gorringe
Review of Wir konnten auch anders: Eine kurze Geschichte der Nachhaltigkeit (‘We Could Do Things Differently: A Brief History of Sustainability’)
