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Category Archives: Greater Manchester
…. and the environment? Greater Manchester Spatial Framework – the remix
At last, the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework has appeared following Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s electoral promise for a radical rewrite. It’s an enormous document, more than 1,000 pages, with many more than that in the various supporting documents. This … Continue reading
Retrofitting suburbia
Retrofitting suburbia by Charlotte Allen A recent session of the SSM Reading Group discussed two articles by the Australian author and permaculture pioneer David Holmgren: ‘Retrofitting the suburbs’ 1and ‘A History from the future’2. Although we were a small group, … Continue reading
Posted in energy, event reports, Greater Manchester, land use, re-localisation
Tagged David Holmgren, energy, energy descent, food, Garden Cities, Greater Manchester, permaculture, retrosuburbia, spatial
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Better Buses in Greater Manchester.
We are pleased to republish an article that appeared in The Big Issue North, by Pascale Robinson, coordinator of the Better Buses for Greater Manchester campaign. First though, we’d like to introduce it, in the context of our thinking on … Continue reading
Posted in Greater Manchester, news, transport
Tagged Beter Buses GM, buses, clean air, GHG emissions, Greater Manchester, policy, social justice, traffic
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Accountability for the Mayor of Greater Manchester: Participatory Governance?
Accountability for the Mayor of Greater Manchester: Participatory Governance in the 21st Century by James Scott Vandeventer It has been over a year since Greater Manchester elected its first Mayor. Since then, Mayor Andy Burnham has worked to build the … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester City Region, international, Politics
Tagged Andy Burnham, democracy, DevoManc, digital platforms, Fearless Cities, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Heidelburg, James Vandeventer, Metro Mayor, participation, radical democracy
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We need a A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework
A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework for a Viable Greater Manchester. update: 3 July, 2018: Indeed, as anticipated, the new draft has been delayed again to accommodate the new population projections from the Office of National Statistics. These project 9.37% population growth … Continue reading
Does housing financialisation deliver a Viable Economy for Greater Manchester?
Does housing financialisation deliver a Viable Economy for Greater Manchester? By James Scott Vandeventer, Steady State Manchester originally published by Greater Manchester Housing Action, 6 May, 2018. Manchester’s skyline is changing. Fast. While the dominant narrative is that dozens of … Continue reading
Moving on up? An open discussion on global-local issues.
Global and local. Tuesday 7th November from 6.30pm to 8.30pm Methodist Central Hall, Oldham St., Manchester, M1 1JQ please book by emailing us through this link There is a growing social divide by income and geography, an ever-widening wealth gap … Continue reading
Posted in events, Greater Manchester, international
Tagged café conversations, community, events, Global South, radical localisation, solidarity
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What’s gender go to do with the viable economy?
A small, thoughtful group met in Manchester City Centre to consider some of the key features of Steady State Manchester’s flagship policy proposals, the Viable Economy on a sunny summer’s night. We talked about the gender implications of the different … Continue reading
Posted in Greater Manchester, key concepts, Viable Economy
Tagged café conversations, DivaManc, gender, Greater Manchester, inequality, intersectionality, land, policy, women
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