Mastodawn

In the upheaval and dread that followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire, many people abandoned cities to build monasteries in remote places. They gathered into communities to do, together, meaningful work – "ora et labora" Saint Benedict's motto.

Fifteen years ago, we at @edgeryders prototyped a non-religious Unmonastery to reconcile work with making meaning. Perhaps it is time to explore that idea some more.

https://youtu.be/O3t2MRB-rn8?si=5ulMNE2D-nyXI23_

#unmonastery
#economics
#placeBased

UnTeaser (UnDocumentary)

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Kai Böhme Sep 15, 2025

As Europe debates the shape of post-2027 policies, one question looms large: how can we reconcile competitiveness with cohesion in an age of transition? Time to revisit place-based policymaking! Read our new blog post 👉 https://steady.page/en/spatialforesight/posts/196d7376-b120-40e2-8d52-d874a269e796

Regional disparities are widening — with many territories still trapped in cycles of low productivity, fiscal stress, and outmigration. Market forces alone are not correcting these divides; in fact, they are often deepening them.

This is where place-based policymaking comes in:
🔹 deliberate, spatially targeted interventions,
🔹 long-term transformation over marginal adjustment,
🔹 integration across sectors and governance levels,
🔹 and foresight capacity to future-proof decisions.

The lesson? Effective place-based policies are not “nice-to-haves” — they are vital tools for navigating systemic transitions, from climate neutrality to digitalisation. But they must be well-designed, properly resourced, and embedded in adaptive governance systems if they are to deliver real change.

The blog post is inspired by a recent publication by @oecd

#PlaceBased #RegionalPolicy #Governance #Cohesion #Foresight #EU

@economyandspace Jul 2, 2025

OnlineFirst - "From platform capitalism to strategic place-based platformisation?" by Mike Hodson, Andrew McMeekin and Andy Lockhart:

#Placebased #platformisation #strategic

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0308518X251342914

Chiara Portinari Feb 15, 2025

📸 The use of #streetphotography as an exploration method can bring so much awareness on the context of your research.

Above all when working on place-based projects, going around and shooting allows you to live the territory, experience the spirit of the area, meet its people.

🔍 Moreover, street photography is #research and #documentation at the same time. Which is very handy when you have many tasks in your hands.

🖌️ #Peckham, with its #graffiti and #colours, is very photogenic.

Ph. by Abbey Lew

#researchmethod #placebased #territory #people