Tag Archives: Carolyn Kagan

Is this the best we can do to Plan for the Future?

Posted on 25 October, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

Is this the best we can do to Plan for the Future? by Carolyn Kagan updated 28 October with a link to our consultation response The UK Government has issued a White Paper intended to reform the planning system in … Continue reading →

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Job creation after Covid-19: the participatory economy.

Posted on 16 July, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

by Carolyn Kagan Is there a different way of creating jobs? There is no doubt about it, COVID-19 has forced us to rethink not only what, and who, we value most but the purpose, nature and impact of work and … Continue reading →

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Imagining an alternative future for Greater Manchester

Posted on 12 March, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

By Mark Burton and Carolyn Kagan reposted from Greater Manchester Housing Action website, 11 March, 2020 For some years now, Greater Manchester has been trying to agree a grand plan for land use: the Spatial Framework. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), … Continue reading →

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People’s Spatial Framework: A Letter from the Future

Posted on 2 March, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

People’s Spatial Framework: A Letter from the Futurei. Dear Greater Mancunians, The lovely, liveable, City of Greater Manchester Download pdf version We are writing to you from 2035, and are delighted to tell you that Greater Manchester has been transformed … Continue reading →

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The Future is 20 minutes away? 20-minute neighbourhoods

Posted on 20 November, 2019 by The Steady State Manchester team

The Future is 20 minutes away? 20-minute neighbourhoods. By Carolyn Kagan pdf version As we move towards a future in urban areas where people travel less, buy locally and live more convivial lives, we need vital and liveable neighbourhoods. This … Continue reading →

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What’s not to like about CounterCoin ?

Posted on 3 December, 2018 by The Steady State Manchester team

What’s not to like about CounterCoin ?    by Carolyn Kagan (The second of two pieces about Countercoin.  The first by Mike Riddell set out the basic philosophy and reported on the event that Carolyn mentions below.) There are some … Continue reading →

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Universal Basic Income: The Cornerstone of a Just Society?

Posted on 28 February, 2017 by The Steady State Manchester team

On a cold January day, the room of about 60 people was buzzing towards the end of Karl Widerquist’s talk on Universal Basic Income: The Cornerstone of a Just Society at the SSM/MMU event on January 30th 2017. Later that … Continue reading →

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Well-Being and the Viable Economy

Posted on 24 May, 2016 by The Steady State Manchester team

A report on our café conversation on Well-Being and the Viable Economy: Monday 23 May. We had vibrant (and noisy) discussions about well-being and the viable economy at the latest of our Steady State Manchester conversations. We used Ketso (www.ketso.com) … Continue reading →

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