The ECONOMICS of HAPPINESS: a must-see film in 2011
The Economics of Happiness is a film I’m looking forward to in 2011. Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick and John Page are the filmmakers. The film synopsis and trailer present a clear idea about...
View ArticleThe Urban Physic Garden
Urban Physic Garden - © Mike Massaro The Union Street Urban Orchard is created by The Architecture Foundation, Bankside Open Spaces Trust, ProjectARKs and the Wayward Plant Registry. This summer they...
View ArticleWorld’s most livable cities 2011
The “world’s most livable cities” is an informal name given to any list of cities as they rank on a reputable annual survey of living conditions. The three most prestigious are, the Mercer’s Quality...
View ArticleTransparent supply chain for natural-tech product
In 1994 Jeremy Moon received a T-shirt by a shepherd in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The T-shirt was remarkably soft and do not hold body odour. “It didn’t look too good, but it felt amazing. And...
View ArticleWho is ruling our travels?
August, vacation time for antonomasia, inspired me for a series of considerations about Travel and Tourism. I love to travel, most of the people do! This makes us consumers of one of the world’s...
View ArticleVoluntourism-Pepy’s way
Voluntourism (Volunteering + Tourism) is one of the sustainable ways to approach tourism, and PEPY Tours is a model for responsible voluntourism. Pepy is both an international non-governmental...
View ArticleHow to built ideal homes
ZEDfactory is the architects studio of BedZED, the UK’s first and largest Zero Energy Development. Bill Dunster established ZEDfactory in 1999. “Back in the mid 1970s, it was clear that things had to...
View ArticleLa Cuccagna Project: A Farmhouse in the Centre of Milan
Cascina Cuccagna is the name of the XVIIth century farmhouse in the centre of Milan that creates exchange opportunities for people from different generations and cultures. It is a bottom-up project...
View ArticleThe First Edible Schoolyard in New York
The Arturo Toscanini School in Gravesend, Brooklyn transformed part of the existing parking into an educational organic vegetable and fruit garden. The project, completed in 2014, by WORKac includes...
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