Sofia GreavesOct 16, 20216 minEiffel Tower EconomyStandard ‘clock time’, was introduced in the late nineteenth century. The system was consolidated at the International Conference for...
Sofia GreavesMay 7, 20216 minPost-doct @ Prospera: 'Imagine a New Society' After researching ideal cities of the nineteenth century, I became obsessed with the idea that there must also be ideal cities in present...
Sofia GreavesFeb 3, 20218 minThe Degrowth City? We need to put Degrowth and Urbanisation together The phrase ‘without growing’ seems to imply stasis, or ‘inactivity’. This impression...
Sofia GreavesDec 16, 20202 minCities as Palimpsests?Many cities have classical origins, because in the ancient Greco-Roman world, founding, building, talking about and destroying cities was...
Sofia GreavesDec 6, 20202 minDevelopment and utopiaI remember being taught in geography that Gross Domestic Product could reveal which nations were 'developed'. UK and USA were at the top...
Sofia GreavesNov 14, 20203 minCheese-grater yearSome people know that I see the year as a cheese grater. It’s not clear why this happened, but it has a very specific shape. January sits...
Sofia GreavesOct 9, 20209 minOn UN Urban Agenda & Daring Cities'Cities can be leaders in building a culture of sustainability. But this is futile if the economic model does not change. The world is...