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Plant Politics in Karachi
This article investigates how plants are supported by systems of ethno-political, military, and neoliberal power in urban Pakistan.
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The Community Food Movement in the United Kingdom: 1960s to Present
Since the 1960s, the community food movement in the United Kingdom has evolved from a means of survival to an alternative to industrialized agriculture.
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Green Visions: A Dialogue
Dorothee Brantz and Avi Sharma discuss the history of green urban visions, looking at historical precedents of the modern green city.
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The Reverse of the Sublime: Dilemmas (and Resources) of the Anthropocene Garden
Serenella Iovino uses the garden as a lens to analyze the impacts of old and new forms of aestheticizing nature on the geology of our planet.
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About the Exhibition | Ecopolis München 2019
Ecopolis München 2019: Environmental Stories of Discovery is an exhibition on Munich’s environmental histories. It showcases the final projects of students in the Environmental Studies Certificate Program of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. The stories told in this exhibition ask: to whom does the urban world belong? What do we want the urban environment of the future to look like?
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Ecopolis Catalog | Ecopolis München 2019
Ecopolis München 2019: Environmental Stories of Discovery is an exhibition on Munich’s environmental histories. It showcases the final projects of students in the Environmental Studies Certificate Program of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. The stories told in this exhibition ask: to whom does the urban world belong and what do we want the urban environment of the future to look like?
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Werksviertel-Mitte | Ecopolis München 2019
Werksviertel-Mitte: A Showcase for Nature in the Ostbahnhof Neighborhood? In the Werksviertel the urban future of Munich is being reinvented. The development of the former industrial district is based on a social vision: inclusion and bringing together diverse elements. The Werksviertel has a rich history, and the plans for the future are ambitious. Is it possible to find a successful balance between past and future, between city and nature?
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StadtAcker | Ecopolis München 2019
StadtAcker: Munich’s most valuable oasis? An example of how the dream of an urban garden can become a reality is the StadtAcker. Assisted by the city administration, citizens created a green oasis.
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Further Reading | Ecopolis München 2019
Ecopolis München 2019: Environmental Stories of Discovery is an exhibition on Munich’s environmental histories. It showcases the final projects of students in the Environmental Studies Certificate Program of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. The stories told in this exhibition ask: to whom does the urban world belong and what do we want the urban environment of the future to look like?
Exhibition chapter
Through the Eyes of Children | Ecopolis München 2019
The physical Ecopolis München 2019 exhibition also included a station for younger visitors. Every station was told as a story for children. After an adult reads the stories to the children, they could draw their impressions on paper at a nearby table. This station was created by Isabelle Hermannstädter.