Author Archives: Ylva Rancken-Lutz
The Jam & Justice project
Mapping Participatory Urban Governance The Jam & Justice project are producing a map of Participatory Urban Governance. Drawing from across the Global South & North, we are looking to produce a collection of inspiring, workable, and actually existing examples of how citizens can be involved in decisions, processes and structures that affect them. The previous […]
The City at Eye Level
The City at Eye Level Film contributes to the book and contains 4 chapters about how a good plinth “works” for a better street at eye level. Both the book and the film contain concrete and inspiring examples of strategies for design, land use/programme, placemaking, the relation to the street, pedestrian flows, co-creation, and the […]
Astras podcast om resande
Den finlandssvenska feministiska tidskriften Astra har en ny podcast och här kan ni nu lyssna på ett samtal om hållbart resandet, att resa som kvinna och som gay och hur klass påverkar resandet. Jag berättar också om start-up online reseplattformen TravelFor som jag jobbat med de senaste året. Den första podcasten handlade om jobb och gav mig nya […]
Connected Action for the Commons
Connected Action for the Commons is an action-research program and network with six cultural organisations from across Europe and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) as collaborating hubs. I am part of the network since our project idea StoryCaravan was selected to be along in the second Idea Camp in Botkyrka 2015 after which we received a […]
Salvador Sobral – an indie song contest winner!
Salvador Sobral won this years Eurovison song contest. It seems as though the contest is changing and is, I believe, reflecting our changing world. It also seems as though many who voted are voting for a different sort of Eurovison music. After winning Sobral said he “hope that Eurovision will in the future put more […]
SKAM är bäst!
För den som ännu inte är övertygad eller ens provat se SKAM så se senaste avsnittet – helt otroligt väl gjort och viktigt! Arenan Och den finns ju på SVT Play också med svensk text för den som är i Sverige. Orginalet på NRK.
None of the world’s top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital they use
A very interesting article in Grist and a very disturbing subject. The notion of “externalities” has become familiar in environmental circles. It refers to costs imposed by businesses that are not paid for by those businesses. For instance, industrial processes can put pollutants in the air that increase public health costs, but the public, not […]
Högsåra i mitt hjärta
Filmen om Högsåra har jag gjort av det filmsnuttar jag filmade på min telefon under TravelFors första pilotresa sommaren 2016. Nu ordnar vi en ny resa. Välkomna med!
Design our neighborhoods for happiness!
A great article in YES-magazine. When we share our yards, sidewalks, and other common spaces, we find a greater sense of belonging and connection to those around us…..(read more)
Ylva Rancken-Lutz
"I am linked therefore I am" 