Greater Manchester Cycle Challenge is a ‘friendly’ workplace competition to get more people cycling.

To win, businesses need to get the highest number of staff cycling for at least 10 minutes from Monday 14 May to Tuesday 5 June 2012.

People can ride wherever they feel comfortable and at anytime – on an evening, at [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/greater-manchester-cycle-challenge/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/bikes-copenhagen http://urban-arcadia.com/bikes-copenhagen#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:27:13 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=554

I was impressed by the courtesy and patience of Danish motorists towards cyclists on a recent visit to Copenhagen. People seem to be aware that a cyclist is taking their life in their hands and give them time and room. Copenhagen is fairly flat, so there are a lot of cyclists, and a lot [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/bikes-copenhagen/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/manchester-uni-and-planners http://urban-arcadia.com/manchester-uni-and-planners#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:25:58 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=560 Manchester University has a lot of clout when it comes to planning the future of the city, perhaps too much clout, when one considers their land acquisition and attempts to shut down local street traders on the Oxford Rd Corridor. They are however hosting some public talks entitled ‘Brownbag’ Sessions with Urban Practitioners: “The [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/manchester-uni-and-planners/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/ban-neonicotinoids-in-gardens http://urban-arcadia.com/ban-neonicotinoids-in-gardens#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:06:11 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=551

Several causes for the fast and alarming decline in bees might exist, but evidence has emerged that a dangerous group of pesticides play a key role.

Recent studies in France and the UK showed that neonicotinoids drastically reduced the navigation abilities of bumblebees and, worse, cut the production of queens by 85%. Very few [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/ban-neonicotinoids-in-gardens/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/tracie-mcmillan http://urban-arcadia.com/tracie-mcmillan#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:00:32 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=527 Meet Tracie McMillan, ‘overeducated’ food justice writer

http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=531 ‘There are no current rules under development on that issue,’ EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson tells Congress.

http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=503 Whalley Range, Manchester

Soil Not Oil

by Vandana Shiva

The following is an excerpt from the book:

The industrialized, globalized food system is based on oil. It is under threat because of the inevitability of “peak oil.” It is also under threat because it is more vulnerable than traditional agriculture to climate change, to which it has [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/soil-not-oil/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/urban-garden-solutions-blog-growing-your-own-food-%e2%80%93-edible-gardening-in-small-spaces http://urban-arcadia.com/urban-garden-solutions-blog-growing-your-own-food-%e2%80%93-edible-gardening-in-small-spaces#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:34:15 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=478

Companion Planting is another Intensive Gardening Method used by the small space gardener to add to their array of tools in obtaining the best possible yield. By planting varieties that share properties that protect and nourish each other, you can plant a variety of vegetables tightly in a small space.

The cost of onshore wind power has decreased dramatically, and in some regions is competitive with coal, according to a survey by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

In some areas of the U.S., Brazil, Mexico and Sweden, the cost of wind power (£42 per megawatt hour) generated electricity is competitive with [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/wind-versus-coal/feed 0