A walkable community is the most common term to describe the alternative to drive-only suburbia. Walkability is easy to explain but uninspiring. Walking is so basic to human life that we often take it for granted. Perhaps a better term is livability. The concept is a profound one for a
Food Tank has the honor of highlighting organizations across the globe that are working to fight food waste, combat the dual paradoxes of hunger and obesity, recognize the multiple roles of family farmers, increase nutrient density, protect agricultural diversity, and adapt to a changing climate. To celebrate 2015, we are
The city of Cáceres premieres this 2015 with the title of Spanish Capital of Gastronomy. This title will put the city in the center of attention related to its culinary heritage and its cuisine which will become in a reef for attracting tourists and visitors to Cáceres, as well as
Ferran Adrià Feeds the Hungry Mind: Mr. Adrià, 52, has always been inquisitive. Even during the peak years at El Bulli, when Restaurant Magazine named it the world’s best restaurant five times from 2002 to 2009 and he rocketed beyond the standard-fare celebrity chefs into the rarefied air of the gastronomic
In Hekeng, a place with several hundred residents, I ticked off 13 tulou. (Tu lou means “earthen structure” in Mandarin, a very modest definition, like describing a coliseum as a stone circle.) The feng shui of the Fujian highlands as a whole must be good because these days tourist money
A jewel of the golden age of the New York City movie theater is being revived, with the reopening in February of the former Loews Kings Theater on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.Kings Theater was one of five “wonder theaters” in New York and New Jersey built in 1929 and 1930
2014 was a remarkable year for Placemaking, and as PPS prepares to enter its 40th year at the helm of this growing movement, we are energized and humbled by the incredible forward motion we helped to generate throughout the past year. In communities all over the world, we are seeing
Instead of feeling threatened by a planet of slums in need of clearance, we believe in a planet of neighborhoods and habitats in different stages of evolution.says the group, one of six teams whose work is displayed in the exhibit Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities, on view until
In New York it is illegal for anyone to rent out a room in an apartment in a multifamily building for less than 30 days if a tenant is not present. Yet almost weekly, someone writes to Ask Real Estate seeking advice on how to skirt the rules. What if
When is Paris not just Paris? When it’s a window onto Dakar, Senegal; or Morocco; or Mumbai, India; or Moscow.France’s former colonial ties with many countries have created vital immigrant communities from North and West Africa and from parts of Asia. The result is a mix of areas to explore
In his treatise What is Art? Leo Tolstoy argues that art is not an activity which is simply meant to produce beauty – a very subjective criterion, or to provide pleasure and entertainment. He claims that art is a means of expressing experience, of communicating various aspects of the human condition. In
Created by the Creative Tourism Network, they aim to reward companies, projects and destinations worldwide that are committed to creative tourism, under the following categories: Destinations, Travel Agencies, Creative Experiences and Accommodations. The jury, headed by IGCAT’s president, Professor Greg Richards, will assign the “Creative Friendly’s” based on the criteria of
By 2030, two-third of the world population will live in cities and these later will emit 75% of greenhouse gas emissions. To face these climate challenges, local governments will play a major role and their mobilization will be a key success factor for an ambitious climate agreement as well as concrete and visible
2014 was a very exciting and busy year for IGCAT and 2015 promises some thrilling times ahead. The entire IGCAT team wishes you all a very happy and prosperous 2015!
To value through various activities, sustainable, healthy and innovative products while continuing to promote tourism of proximity and competitiveness in the field of gastronomy and hospitality. These were the main conclusions reached by the Xantar committee, composed of various public and private social agents linked to gastronomy and tourism who gathered
Between January and October 2014 the number of international tourists who travelled the world reached 978 million, 45 million more than in the same period last year, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO). A figure that keeps the forecast to reach a new record this year with more than
