empowering community

Tactical Urbanism is occurring globally in communities large and small. The impetus is simple, connecting and supporting local community through empowering people to create and activate the urban areas around their properties. In a world where we define our homes by property boundaries only, this movement seeks to redefine our understanding of the land andContinue reading “empowering community”

Sustainable Living Forums

At Innate Ecology we are very pleased to bring two days of forums to regional community in the Sustainable Living Festival Geelong 2014.  A full day of ‘Sustainable Housing’ forums will be held at The Lounge in the Geelong Performing Arts Centre on Thursday 13th February 2014. Following this on Friday 14th February we willContinue reading “Sustainable Living Forums”

Creating places of ‘Urban Reforestation’

Our cities grow larger and more densely populated, while access to locally grown foods becomes more difficult and raw foods are transported greater distances. Urban centres have become a spaghetti of roadways filled with cars, buses and other forms of transport, as our remaining open spaces. This has contributed to the urban heat island effect, causedContinue reading “Creating places of ‘Urban Reforestation’”