Tag Archives: city region

Could the Covid-19 pandemic be a portal to a Viable Society and Economy?

Posted on 19 May, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

Could the Covid-19 pandemic be a portal to a Viable Society and Economy? Mark H Burton 1 Download it as a pdf file instead. Much has already been written about the prospects for the future of economic, social and ecological … 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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Event: A People’s Spatial Framework, January 23

Posted on 10 December, 2019 by The Steady State Manchester team

A People’s Spatial Framework Thursday, January 23, 2020 6:30 PM – 8:30 We’ll be imagining an alternative Spatial Framework that serves the people while protecting the green space. Click for Venue and booking details via Eventbrite For some years now, … 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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Greater Manchester’s Environment Plan: a truthful version.

Posted on 5 May, 2019 by The Steady State Manchester team

A guest piece from Claire Stocks, Manchester Extinction Rebellion.  This is a commentary on the Greater Manchester Environment Plan 2019–2024 (see also Peter Somerville’s critique that we published before the recent Green Summit and the call from GM-CAN to do … Continue reading →

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GMCA’s draft Environment Plan for 2019-2024

Posted on 19 March, 2019 by The Steady State Manchester team

GMCA’s draft Environment Plan for 2019-2024. A guest commentary by Peter Somerville The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has published a Draft 5-year Environment Plan for 2019 to 2014. This is the first Environment Plan that the Authority has produced, and … Continue reading →

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…. and the environment? Greater Manchester Spatial Framework – the remix

Posted on 31 January, 2019 by The Steady State Manchester team

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 →

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Fearless Cities: could we have the new municipalism in Greater Manchester?

Posted on 13 August, 2018 by The Steady State Manchester team

Fearless Cities: the new municipalism. NEW!  January, 2019.  English edition of the book now available from (click->) New Internationalist.  Today it is easy enough to think that people are not interested in politics, or even that they don’t value democracy. … Continue reading →

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