BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 6.75 x 9 in. / 196 pgs / 50 color / 200 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 4/30/2013 Out of stock indefinitely
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2013 p. 132
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9789078088004TRADE List Price: $29.95 CAD $39.95
AVAILABILITY Not available
TERRITORY NA LA ME
25 social innovators remaking local economies: Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.; Tcho, a participatory chocolate manufacturer in San Francisco; Baisikeli, a bicycle salvage workshop in Copenhagen; and junk4funk, a company that produces recycled music instruments.
What our Cities, Towns and Neighborhoods Can Learn from 25 Trailblazers
“A civic economy is emerging,” this book declares, “one which is fundamentally both open and social.” In the aftermath of the financial crisis, and in an era of profound environmental and social change, a collective reflection is taking place on how to share civic prosperity. In the meantime, an increasing number of social innovators are getting on with the job of remaking local economies. Though locally driven, their initiatives are rooted in global cultural and technological trends that preceded the recent economic downturn. Compendium for the Civic Economy looks at 25 trailblazing projects, including the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co., which helps young people with writing skills (while also selling superhero gear); Tcho, a participatory chocolate manufacturer in San Francisco; and various collectively founded or structured supermarkets, hospitals, theaters and even internet providers throughout the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.
FORMAT: Pbk, 6.75 x 9 in. / 196 pgs / 50 color / 200 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $29.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $39.95 ISBN: 9789078088004 PUBLISHER: Valiz/Trancity AVAILABLE: 4/30/2013 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Compendium for the Civic Economy What our Cities, Towns and Neighborhoods Can Learn from 25 Trailblazers
Published by Valiz/Trancity.
“A civic economy is emerging,” this book declares, “one which is fundamentally both open and social.” In the aftermath of the financial crisis, and in an era of profound environmental and social change, a collective reflection is taking place on how to share civic prosperity. In the meantime, an increasing number of social innovators are getting on with the job of remaking local economies. Though locally driven, their initiatives are rooted in global cultural and technological trends that preceded the recent economic downturn. Compendium for the Civic Economy looks at 25 trailblazing projects, including the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co., which helps young people with writing skills (while also selling superhero gear); Tcho, a participatory chocolate manufacturer in San Francisco; and various collectively founded or structured supermarkets, hospitals, theaters and even internet providers throughout the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.
