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Welcoming Agriculture to the Urban Jungle: New Land Use Strategies for Cities
Written by krubin
Cities have long been considered unsustainable for their excessive resource consumption—Howard Odum famously deemed them “parasites” for not contributing to ecosystem regeneration. However, a growing environmental consciousness, accompanied by an emphasis on local and DIY projects, seems to have inspired citizens to get their hands dirty as “green” projects are […]
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Global Disaster Recovery
Written by Seth Baum
Amid the dire tragedy of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, I was completely in awe of the world’s response. We seemed to be throwing every possible resource we could at saving lives and healing wounds. The logistics were challenging, as Haiti is an island country whose infrastructure was largely destroyed. And […]
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FutureChallenges.org nominated for German Online Communication Awards
Written by Mario Wiedemann
A global project like FutureChallenges which relies on over 100 contributors from around the world (currently 55 countries) can only thrive when a diverse set of online tools is used. How else could you coordinate with Regional Editors on different continents, time zones and cultures? How else could we collaborate […]
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The Risk is Wanting to Stay (that Same Old Way)
Written by Juliana Rincon
The city of Medellin, Colombia has based its marketing on the city’s transformation, but perhaps this story of rags to riches is hurting its citizens.
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A Blueprint for “INCRA” – An International Non-Profit Credit Rating Agency
Written by Ole Wintermann
Our colleagues in Washington have done really great work when introducing this concept of an internationale non-profit agency. It is time for a change. We need more transparency about rating systems because their rating is essential for countries and the people living there! Bertelsmann Foundation releases report on creating an […]
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Partners in Democracy, Partners in Security: NATO and the Arab Spring
Written by Tom Fries
Future Challenges is excited to be able to partner with Atlantic Community, a web-based think tank that aims to end the exclusivity of policy discourse and give voice to a new generation of thinkers and young leaders – something Future Challenges wholeheartedly supports! We’re getting involved by publicizing some of these young […]
