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Tell us about the cities and communities you know are currently struggling or in the process of revitalising.

What examples can you share of cities and communities that are either currently struggling or that have made strides toward revitalisation? What patterns, trends or commonalities can we identify?

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Art can change the world

JR believes art can change the world. By taking pictures of people and printing them out as huge posters and post them to public spaces like people's roofs or walls by streets, he changes the atmosphere of a neighborhood full of crimes.

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DeletedUser

09:12, Dec 05, 2011

Philadelphia offered dilapidated and abandoned for $1. New owners had one year to start construction.

$1 Property for 1 year

Philadelphia offered dilapidated and abandoned for $1. New owners had one year to start construction.

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DeletedUser

11:14, Dec 05, 2011

Cooperatives, including community and employee-owned enterprises, provide increased economic democracy and distributed profits. Emilia Romagna has used the structure to build multinational companies that make it one Italy's most prosperous regions

Employee Owned Businesses in Emilia Romagna

Cooperatives, including community and employee-owned enterprises, provide increased economic democracy and distributed profits. Emilia Romagna has used the structure to build multinational companies that make it one Italy's most prosperous regions

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DeletedUser

04:30, Dec 05, 2011

Social Investment

Social investment can rapidly accelerate the growth of the small scale enterprises.

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DeletedUser

03:00, Dec 05, 2011

Over a billion of us live in deteriorating apartment buildings, and in One Millionth Tower, we wanted to discover how harnessing the spirit of the people who live inside can help re-imagine the bleak highrise landscape, anywhere in the world.

The One Millionth Tower project gets powered by Steelcase! A story of smart scaling.

Over a billion of us live in deteriorating apartment buildings, and in One Millionth Tower, we wanted to discover how harnessing the spirit of the people who live inside can help re-imagine the bleak highrise landscape, anywhere in the world.

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DeletedUser

09:34, Dec 05, 2011

I have two stories, while being mugged, one man managed to convince his assailant to join him for dinner. Another, cares for those facing extreme poverty. The theme is the ability of one individual to connect with another for the positive.

Bridging the gap with kindness and empathy

I have two stories, while being mugged, one man managed to convince his assailant to join him for dinner. Another, cares for those facing extreme poverty. The theme is the ability of one individual to connect with another for the positive.

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DeletedUser

10:44, Dec 05, 2011

Since 1957, Garden-Ville in San Antonio, TX has been taking food and industrial waste and making compost for farms and gardens, and wood chips for landscapes and playgrounds.

Creating Life from Waste

Since 1957, Garden-Ville in San Antonio, TX has been taking food and industrial waste and making compost for farms and gardens, and wood chips for landscapes and playgrounds.

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DeletedUser

06:05, Dec 05, 2011

Grameen Danone started as a social business collaboration to provide children in Bangladesh with essential vitamins. Through the process Danone discovered that shortening the supply chain and smaller production could also increase profits.

Shortening the Supply Chain

Grameen Danone started as a social business collaboration to provide children in Bangladesh with essential vitamins. Through the process Danone discovered that shortening the supply chain and smaller production could also increase profits.

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DeletedUser

10:34, Dec 05, 2011

A 60-acre complex of vacant firearms factories is redeveloped for bioscience companies and is transforming a once-dangerous neighborhood into a place for living, work, and play.

Mixed-Use Redevelopments Attract New Startups and Help New Haven Transform

A 60-acre complex of vacant firearms factories is redeveloped for bioscience companies and is transforming a once-dangerous neighborhood into a place for living, work, and play.

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DeletedUser

20:14, Dec 04, 2011

mapping might be the first step towards awareness and then to action.

unresolved spaces

mapping might be the first step towards awareness and then to action.

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DeletedUser

07:41, Dec 05, 2011

Broken City Lab is an artist collective "concepting" the future of Windsor, Ontario. The projects and processes are designed from observations and concerns about Canada's southernmost city, which used to be the auto capital of the British Empire.

Broken City Lab: creative citizens take on a collapsed post-industrial city

Broken City Lab is an artist collective "concepting" the future of Windsor, Ontario. The projects and processes are designed from observations and concerns about Canada's southernmost city, which used to be the auto capital of the British Empire.

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DeletedUser

23:07, Dec 04, 2011

Aside from Detroit there are two other cities that have experienced sweeping economic and industrial declines. Turin, Italy is the home of Fiat, which struggled for years, and Youngstown, Ohio which felt the impact of reduced steel production.

Boomerang Cities

Aside from Detroit there are two other cities that have experienced sweeping economic and industrial declines. Turin, Italy is the home of Fiat, which struggled for years, and Youngstown, Ohio which felt the impact of reduced steel production.

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An Old Friend

11:54, Dec 05, 2011

Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria is pretty nuts. If you live on the Mainland, it can take you 3+ hours to get to work on Lagos Island (with good weather!). A daily commute can involve numerous forms of transportation -- walking, buses, taxis, motorcycles.

Megacity Traffic: Lagos, Nigeria

Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria is pretty nuts. If you live on the Mainland, it can take you 3+ hours to get to work on Lagos Island (with good weather!). A daily commute can involve numerous forms of transportation -- walking, buses, taxis, motorcycles.

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DeletedUser

09:26, Dec 05, 2011

Guatemala city is a place struck by violence and poverty. Overcrowded streets have become "markets" and are surrounded by unmaintained, barren areas. Careful planning has returned a city center street its place as a safe and fun place to coexist.

Creating seemingly impossible living spaces

Guatemala city is a place struck by violence and poverty. Overcrowded streets have become "markets" and are surrounded by unmaintained, barren areas. Careful planning has returned a city center street its place as a safe and fun place to coexist.

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DeletedUser

06:44, Dec 05, 2011

Bull City Forward enables local entrepreneurs in Durham to create world-changing solutions by providing resources to these innovators in a cooperative, collaborative setting. BCF utilizes extensive networks to encourage these ideas to grow.

Innovate for the Greater Good

Bull City Forward enables local entrepreneurs in Durham to create world-changing solutions by providing resources to these innovators in a cooperative, collaborative setting. BCF utilizes extensive networks to encourage these ideas to grow.

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DeletedUser

08:18, Dec 05, 2011

This service provides earthquake information to everyone.

Crisis map for japanese disaster

This service provides earthquake information to everyone.

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DeletedUser

08:56, Dec 05, 2011

Beekman Compost initiative aims to expand community access to and participation with composting, while creating compost-related positions for young adults.

Building the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards in NYC

Beekman Compost initiative aims to expand community access to and participation with composting, while creating compost-related positions for young adults.

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DeletedUser

10:51, Dec 05, 2011

Using temporary, inexpensive yet creatively designed structures to completely revive areas of destruction or desolation is a positive story emerging from the terrible earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Temporary shipping container mall stimulates economic recovery in Christchurch

Using temporary, inexpensive yet creatively designed structures to completely revive areas of destruction or desolation is a positive story emerging from the terrible earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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