The social costs of energy transition and the opportunities of energy communities
Energy transition offers major structural changes to energy supply and consumption in our energy system in order to limit climate change. Especially after the breakout
Stará Tržnica – New purpose for a public building
Alianca Stará Tržnica is an NGO managing the Old Market Hall, a historic building in the centre of Bratislava. The building closed down after years of unsuccessful attempts by the
Markthalle Neun
MarktHalle Neun, Market Hall Nine, is the ninth of the 14 market halls built in Berlin, of which 8 were destroyed during WW2. Originally the market, located in the Kreuzberg
New Life to Markets – regenerating public space in Rome
With public spaces being created by the interaction of various social groups, marketplaces have traditionally constituted some of the most important public spaces, attracting people from all ways of lives and
Mercato Metronio – the role of a market in creating a local community
Una cosa importante in questo mercato storico è il rilancio della struttura che da anni ha qualche inefficienza dovuta alle gestioni del Comune e a leggi regionali che sono incongruenti
Banca Etica
We met Massimo Marinacci at the Primavalle market in Rome. Massimo is the membership coordinator in the northern part of Lazio for Banca Etica, a bank that hardly resembles any
Squicity – piloting short chain food delivery in Rome
Shopping online has become a common habit in our society. More and more people choose their products online and have become accustomed to this new practice. Squicity uses the virtual
Zappata Romana – connecting urban gardening communities
The idea was to seize an abandoned piece of land and recover its utility. Rather than publish an article on this phenomenon, we decided to create a map and upload
Officine Zero – experimenting new ways of co-working
Officine Zero (OZ) was born in 2012 following the failure of the RSI corporation (ex Wagon-lits). The re-appropriation of the corporation’s facilities by the workers, with a vast support of
ANVA – promoting the interests of food vendors in markets
ANVA, the National Association for Commerce on Public Areas, is a professional association that gathers workers operating on commercial public areas. ANVA is counted among the founding members of Confesercenti
We defend markets – citizens’ initiative to protect the public good
Anna Maria Bianchi is the president of the association “carteinregola”, an initiative aimed at promoting collaboration between citizens and committees as well as other associations in Rome. Among the activities offered
Displaced – Co-designing refugee housing
Displaced in Vienna (AT) is an initiative of TU Wien architecture students and professors. In collaboration with the Red Cross, the building accommodating refugees has been transformed and furnished through
Bockwerk – Crafts and skills for better refugee integration
Bockwerk in Vienna is a wood workshop for refugees. In this workshop, refugees awaiting their asylum status learn to work with wood and build high-quality design objects together with designers
