In this issue:
How do we best use and shape the spaces we inhabit? George Clarke says we should reuse the UK’s empty homes in making the best of our resources and solving the housing crisis, while Dieter Helm recommends an environmental balance sheet to protect our green spaces and drive energy policy. Sarah Wigglesworth explores the spatial economy in austerity and Zachary Neal the organic development of cities. Other pieces include an interview with RSA’s Chair, Vikki Heywood.
Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, artist, novelist, raconteur and social entrepreneur, talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.
Community banking is a microfinance model built on trust. In it, the community wins or loses together. It is gaining in popularity on the African continent as community banking goes digital.
How the RSA encouraged the development of the modern wine world across America, South Africa and Australia – and England.
