some hopeful news

If you care about the environment, it’s easy to get frustrated these days. No matter how hard you try to be part of the solution — from personal choices like growing your own food or ditching your car, to signing petitions, becoming involved in community projects, or...

Nantes — City of Wonder

The host of this year’s Ecocity World Summit, Nantes has shown the way of using art to build a culture of resilience. My article Lessons for building an ecocity culture in the Matador Travel Network introduces Nantes, Ecocity 2013, and my role in it, while...

Beyond Tourism: Zanzibar

A few of my photos of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cinque Terre in Italy were picked for an exhibit at Weissenhof Galerie in my hometown of Stuttgart, Germany. The question explored is how urban tourism can act as a catalyst for a broader socially just and...

Interview with ecocity pioneer Richard Register

Permaculture UK has the first part of an interview I did with Richard Register, founder of the Ecocity Builders, last December. Ecocities: using creativity to express our future urban needs This one is about the important role creative expression has in designing...

Photo feature in the new 2030 Palette

A few of my photos from the Freiburg, Germany: City of the Future Part 1 & 2 series have been picked by the awesome new Architecture 2030 Palette, an interactive online platform that puts the principles and actions behind low-carbon and resilient built...