Eurostat has published a report which provides detailed information for the urban landscape of Europe. and paints a picture of urban developments and urban life in the EU Member States, as well as European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and candidate countries. Statistics is an important tool for analysing changing patterns of urban development and the impact that… Continue reading Urban Europe – Statistics on Cities and Towns
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As Time Goes By in Casablanca
Recently, Jorgen Eriksson from Bearing was interviewed by the Middle East Eye about the place brand of Casablanca. The article is available on this link.
Turkey to Join the Great Trans-Europe Walk
Hiking on the Via Francigena Way (photo: Kate Clow) Recent months have been difficult for Turkey How has the country brand been affected? Turkey is still reeling from damage suffered after a string of unfortunate incidents. Since summer 2015 there has been growing unrest in Turkey’s east, combined with increasing security concerns and an unfolding… Continue reading Turkey to Join the Great Trans-Europe Walk
The Bearing Wave in Kenya
This blog, The Bearing Wave has been around since 2009 and has reached a sizeable regular readership. Every day, several hundred people navigate to The Bearing Wave to read from the about 900 articles on the site. About half the readers come through Google and other search engines. About half from links on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook,… Continue reading The Bearing Wave in Kenya
If the World Were 100 People
The population of the world as I write this, at CET 8 PM on Tuesday March 29th, 2016, is estimated to be 7,411,904,385 people. At the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of the world was approximately 5 million. Over the 8,000-year period up to 1 A.D. it grew to 200 million, with… Continue reading If the World Were 100 People
Telling Stories by the Sea
The Hague knows the value of telling a good story So much so in fact, that the city’s marketing team has created the ‘Bloggershuis’, a dedicated space where visiting bloggers can stay while they discover all that the Hague has to offer. As an added bonus, the Bloggershuis is situated right on the beach! Samantha… Continue reading Telling Stories by the Sea
The Chalk and Cheese of Reputation
Sometimes, the best way to improve your reputation is to contrast yourself with someone nearby who has a really bad one… That’s what’s happening at the moment for Justin Trudeau’s Canada. While his southern neighbour shudders under the force of hatefulness that is Donald Trump, Trudeau was personally welcoming newly arrived Syrian refugees at the… Continue reading The Chalk and Cheese of Reputation
An Uber Innovation Experience in Egypt
Taxi in Egypt This week I have been working in Egypt. Taxi drivers here are notoriously know for ripping off customers, which I thoroughly experienced during my first days of my stay, when I took three taxi rides in Cairo. On the first ride, the taxi driver said he knew the destination. Then he set… Continue reading An Uber Innovation Experience in Egypt
Economic Assessment of Al Alamein New City in Egypt
Earlier today, on the grounds of employing the principles, strategies, tools developed in UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan 2014 -2019, the Achieving Sustainable Urban Development project (ASUD) – one of UN-HABITAT Egypt’s projects- run a joint meeting between UN-Habitat staff supported by UN-Habitat Urban Economy and Finance Branch, the Egyptian national counterpart General Organization for Physical Planning… Continue reading Economic Assessment of Al Alamein New City in Egypt
The Explosion of Globalisation
Conventional wisdom says that globalisation has stalled. Measured by trade statistics, the flows of goods and money to pay for goods are slowing down and even reversing. The Financial Times wrote today, that the value of goods and services which crossed international borders last year fell by 13,8%, in the first contraction since 2009. Much… Continue reading The Explosion of Globalisation