Models of Urban SustainabilityDavid Barrie

Global Creative Economy Conference, Philadelphia 2009

“To make a big splash in the global pond of spectacle

culture today, you have to have a big rock to drop.”

Hal Foster, Art Critic

• Principle of mutualism• Collaborative design• Privatizating public services• Rise of public-private partnerships• Rise of Web 2.0 and crowdsourcing

• Watch video clips online - 394m

• Read blogs - 346m• Read personal blogs - 321m• Visit a friends social network

page - 307m• Share a video clip - 303m

• Manage a profile on a social network - 272m

• Upload photos - 248m• Download a video podcast -

216m• Start own blog - 184m• Upload video clip - 183m• Subscribe to a news feed -

160m

• 61 growing groups, 250 growing sites, 1000 new ‘urban farmers’, 750 playground participants, 6000 visitors to town meal, 2500 guests

• Project repeat 2008 and 2009• Adapted spatial plan for use of public spaces in town• £8m ($13m) new investment in health improvement

in town - growing food at centre of plan• Project cost: seed investment £25k ($40k), total

program £250k ($445k)

“We have idols but no models to follow. You have to define your own model.”

- Nicolas Ghesquiere, Balenciaga

David BarrieDavid Barrie & Associates

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