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What if Women Designed the City? – A co-evolving mutualism perspective

Kosmos Magazine October 2023

 

How many trees can I see from my window?

The Scotsman 19 May 2022

 

Chance to honour our city’s women

The Scotsman 10 June 2021

 

Women’s role in political global leadership is growing

The Scotsman 22 October 2020

 
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Women tackle the root causes of poverty - with a dash of turmeric.

The Scotsman 3 September 2019 Read Full Article

The boundaries of life experience are being stretched as we live longer

The Scotsman 26 January 2023

 

We can ‘evaporate’ traffic in our neighbourhoods by backing active travel plans

The Scotsman 8 February 2022

 

Forgotten families embrace the future

The Scotsman 14 April 2021

 

Crafts, soaps and masks- communities at the edges of the Amazon

Artists Project Earth 20 May 2020 Read Full Article

 
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Where bees are the buzz-word for building a healthy rural economy

The Scotsman 11 July 2019 Read Full Article

Re-wilding 20-minute neighbourhoods

The Scotsman 18 November 2022

 

20-minute neighbourhoods could reduce carbon footprints while deepening our sense of place

The Scotsman 26 October 2021

 

We must breathe new life into our planet's increasingly fragile ecosystems

The Scotsman 7 January 2021

 

Slums to some are home to others

The Scotsman 6 December 2019. Read Full Article

 
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The role of women in urban development as planners, builders, city dwellers, is crucial

The Scotsman 4 April 2019 Read Full Article

 
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Current thinking on sustainable human habitat: the Findhorn Ecovillage case

Ecocycles Journal Vol. 4 N. 1 2018 Read Full Article

 
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Do-it-yourself ideas take root in the fertile minds of India’s hill peoples

The Scotsman 11 July 2018. Read Full Article

 
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Regenerative strategies for climate justice

Ecocycles Journal Vol 4 N. 1 2018 Read Full Article

 
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Community-led approaches and interventions for the regeneration of abandoned towns in southern Italy

Ecocycles Journal Vol 2 N. 1 2016 Read Full Article

 
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How one Brazilian slum is blurring the boundary between forest and city

The Guardian 31 October 2014 Read Full Article

 
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The Future is Multicultural

The Scotsman 10 June 2016. Read Full Article

 
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How Scotland is engaging with flood ravaged communities in Bangladesh

The Scotsman 29 April 2016 Read Full Article

 
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SDG Voluntary Local Review- Santana de Parnaíba case

The Scotsman 25 October 2018 Read Full Article

 
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Youth leading the way in growing income for Zambia’s poorest

The Scotsman 12 December 2017 Read Full Article

 
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Educators must light the flame of current and future young ‘glocalisers’

The Scotsman 21 July 2017 Read Full Article

 

 

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