Whose economic growth? Growing regional inequality in booming Germany.
by Ares Kalandides The latest news is that German economy has reached pre-crisis growth levels for the first time and that what we are experiencing is close to a new Wirtschaftswunder. Indeed that...
View ArticleGlobal Second Row-Status as a City’s Advantage?!
by Renard Teipelke In my last article, I wrote about Frankfurt’s high ranking amongst German cities with regard to locational qualities, and I discussed the city’s high livability. While reasons for...
View ArticleUrban development and the illusion of participation
“Mediaspree versenken” is an important urban social movement in Berlin, that was successful in stopping real estate speculation along the river Spree. by Ares Kalandides Participation has somehow...
View ArticleThe Rooftop: An Urban Refugium between Function and Lifestyle
By Renard Teipelke My view goes down from the sky to the ground. It is the bird’s eye view on a city. I am standing on one of these “skydecks”, which every larger city has to offer nowadays. But I am...
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