In July 2016, SPCitI, in collaboration with RUAF, conducted a second mission to Al Za’atari Camp in Marfraq, Jordan. This second field work assignment is a follow-up to the first scoping mission organized in 2015 and commissioned by VNG International. During…
Category: Projects
Linking Urban Farming and Urban Planning in Times of Crisis: Food Strategies for the Al Za’atari Camp
Posted in International, News, Projects Tagged with: Camp Al Za'atari, Jordan, Mafraq, regional strategy, RUAF, social cohesion, Urban Agriculture
Porto Novo “Ville Verte”, Benin
In the first two weeks of February, the French NGO ‘Les Ateliers‘ organised a workshop in Porto-Novo, the capital city of Benin in West Africa. Two teams of 12 international experts, of which Miranda, brainstormed to identify directions for the development…
Posted in International, News, Workshop Tagged with: Benin, development plan, green city, Porto-Novo, sustainability, Workshop
Marineterrein Amsterdam
SPcitI is working together with the team of the Atelier Rijksbouwmeester and the Municipality of Amsterdam on developing a set of strategic “spatial starting points” (Nota van Uitgangspunten) for the future of the Marineterrein, a historical site in the heart of Amsterdam. The goal is…
Seminar on the Co-operatives for Slum Upgrade LAB
In collaboration with PUCRS’ Nucleo de Estudo da Cidade and IFHP, the first 1 day seminar has been a very successful kick off of the Co-operatives LAB. The issue at stake confirmed to be extremely relevant within informal housing upgrade and deserves a proactive…
Posted in International, Knowledge Transfer, News, Research Tagged with: Brazil, IFHP, Porto Alegre, Seminar, Slum Upgrade, social cohesion
Initial Implementation of the Gothenburg Ringön Commitment
The commitment of the Gothenburg Ringön workshop (2013) is bearing its first results. The steering group formed by the municipality and the local entrepreneur is regularly gathering, the public space along Jämmalmsgatan has been refurbished, the top of a warehouse has been…
Posted in International, News, Process Facilitation Tagged with: Development strategy, Gothenburg, Public Space, Ringön, Sweden, work
