paysage habité
Dites-moi: est-ce le terrain vague qui est un trou dans le territoire urbain ou l’urbain qui est une tache dans le territoire de la biodiversité?
faire de la ville un jardin: jardinier par jardinier
Ensemencer l’idée d’une île verte, cultiver l’espoir de transformer les citoyens en jardiniers, les toits en jardins, et en récolter les fruits.
terrain vague
Besides usual locutions like “vacant lot” or “no man’s Land,” the use of the French expression terrain vague (Chateaubriand, 1811) seems to be increasing in the international community.
urban rituals for urban acres
We have inherited the city and it’s foundation, we are guardians rather than owners, we are fleeting parts of something more vast and encompassing than we allow.
artscape wychwood barns
Un projet de coopérative d’habitations et d’ateliers d’artistes très réussi et dont le modèle de développement pourrait inspirer aussi bien les sous comités travaillant autour des pôles “culture et habitation” que ceux s’intéressant au développement écologiques du Mile end est.
l’exposition du pacte roerich
Bonjour, Je vous envoie les informations sur l’Exposition du Pacte Roerich (Bandera de la Paz), que nous organisons à Madrid et qui se déroulera entre le 6 et le 14 avril 2010. Le 7 à 19:30, il y aura une conférence d’inauguration, à laquelle vous êtes invités et lors de laquelle il sera expliqué la [...]
an opening for émergence
People want to be near where the artists are. Life is simply more interesting. As developers come in to build their upscale condos, the original community starts to get squeezed out.
how to be in time with time
Art can guide our society towards a regenerative view of life, and bring us closer to the instinctive life force and physical energies that are part of our universal experience. The artist can direct their energies towards a re-souling of art, where integral values are based on real communication, between self and environment, between humanity and the ecosystem.
la guilde de permaculture de montréal
La Guilde de Permaculture de Montréal est un groupe actif de passionéEs dévoués à l’apprentissage, au développement et à la pratique de modes de vie écologiquement et socialement durables inspirés par la permaculture.
montreal permaculture guild
The Montreal Permaculture Guild is an active group dedicated to learning about, promoting and practicing sustainable living, inspired by Permaculture principles, in and around Montreal.
a theory of weeds as catalysts for social change
As with most things, weeds have names and when you put a name to a face it adds a layer or two of recognition and understanding that wasn’t there before. And like getting to know a new human in your life, learning the name is just the starting point.
hattie carthan community garden
In the mid-90’s the garden was targeted to become a local police site and the gardeners worked with local politicians and local residents to rally and distribute petitions which halted the sale of the property.
la exposición del pacto roerich
De Moscou à Madrid, en passant par Montréal… le Pacte Roerich est international! Invitation espagnole provenant de Madrid pour les 75 ans du Pacte Roerich.
when water falls on a natural landscape, it does many things
Water in its natural state works hard at keeping everyone and every it alive and well. It drives the most fundamental cycles of life, and is the backbone of biodiversity…
côté cour côté voisins
“À vos pelles, prêts, creusez…!” ou de l’importance du bon voisinage pour construire un lieu vert pour tous…
transition montréal : un champ de possibles
Qu’entend-on par l’appellation “ville en transition”? Montréal peut-elle être considérée comme telle? La conjoncture actuelle impose un ajustement auquel la permaculture offre quelques réponses…
creative spaces
“Isn’t the ephemeral quality of these places part of what makes them feel so precious? Aren’t city-sanctioned graffiti walls, picnic areas, and skate-parks a little less beloved than their rogue counterparts?”
bioremediation
Mycoremediation, bacterial remediation, and compost remediation are the most appropriate methods for treating molecular contaminants. The natural metabolic processes of bacteria and fungi are capable of ripping apart molecular contaminants into benign components, which they then use as food.
urban agriculture around the world
Even in the most densely developed areas of the city there is still unused potential for urban agriculture. Mushrooms can be grown in trays indoors, fish can be raised in tanks, trays of silkworms can provide income, and medicinal herbs can be cultivated in containers and processed in the home.
Chapter: 4/ émergence: reconsidering the city