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What are Civic Ecologies?

By: Alexandra Crosby Sep 17 '21 Date: September 17, 2021 Comments: 0

Gardens, verges and parks are sites where individuals can become involved in forms of ‘civic ecology’. We borrow this concept from Krasny and Tidball (2012, 2015a, 2015b), who in their book Civic ecology: Adaptation and transformation from the ground up concentrate on ‘hands-on stewardship practices that integrate civic and environmental values’ (2015a xviii). This definition is […]

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The Planty Map of Green Square Civic Ecologies

By: Alexandra Crosby Sep 01 '21 Date: September 1, 2021 Comments: 0

Launching a walking map of Green Square. The map signposts civic ecologies so that residents can use it when they walk around their 5kms radius.

The Plantiness of Sydenham

By: Alexandra Crosby Jul 20 '21 Date: July 20, 2021 Comments: 0

The Plantiness of Sydenham encourages you to walk the vital industrial lands of Sydenham, envisaging the neighbourhood in more than human ways. Contribute to an online collaborative map or pick up a printed map during Creative Trails. We will be working with the ever brilliant local illustrator Ella Cutler to design the printed map. There […]

What is An Atlas?

By: Alexandra Crosby May 08 '21 Date: May 8, 2021 Comments: 0

We are in the habit of making maps, and putting them together as atlases. So we thought it was time to try to explain why. An atlas is a book or collection of maps. Many atlases also contain facts and history about certain places. There are many kinds of specialized atlases, such as road atlases […]

Walk #1

By: Alexandra Crosby May 05 '21 Date: May 5, 2021 Comments: 0

On Earth Day, we organised a walk through Green Square to observe civic environmental practices happening within the precinct. We gathered at Joynton Avenue Creative Centre. We admired some colourful verges. We thought about water histories at Woolwash park. Woolwash Park Pond is the only remnant of this landscape which connected to a vast aquifer […]

Reflections on the Seed Saving Workshop

By: Enya Moore Apr 26 '21 Date: April 26, 2021 Comments: 0

As I cycle down Joynton Avenue from Bourke Street, I spot some freshly painted green cycle lanes – the nicest I have seen in Sydney. Concrete and cranes fill the skyline. There are not many people around, a few couples and families walking to and from the newly opened Gunyama Park Aquatic Centre with wet […]

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Green Square Atlas of Civic Ecologies: Questionnaire #1

By: Alexandra Crosby Apr 21 '21 Date: April 21, 2021 Comments: 0

If you live or work in Green Square, we would love to hear from you about the neighbourhood and the environment. We have made a quick questionnaire, that should only take 5 minutes to complete. The questionnaire uses Google Forms, so you need to be logged in to a google account. The name and photo […]

Rizzeria

By: Alexandra Crosby Apr 09 '21 Date: April 9, 2021 Comments: 0

We are always thrilled when our work has influence and impact. The very talented Bettina Kaiser adapted the Mapping Edges mapping methodology for a Botanicals workshop at the Rizzeria in October 2020. As part of the program at Joynton Avenue Creative Centre the Rizzeria runs creative workshops with the overarching theme of “environment”. During the […]

Green Threaded Stories

By: Alexandra Crosby Mar 31 '21 Date: March 31, 2021 Comments: 0

We planned The Civic Ecologies of Green Square during 2020, a year dominated by the digital, with very few face to face meetings and exchanges of artefacts. By the time we first met with Jennifer Noorbergen, Community Engagement and Venue Manager of our partner Joynton Avenue Creative Centre, we had already well and truly begun. […]

Civic Ecologies of Green Square: Walk 1

By: Alexandra Crosby Mar 23 '21 Date: March 23, 2021 Comments: 0

VERGES, GARDENS, EXCHANGES, SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, COMMONS Join Mapping Edges on a walk through Green Square to observe civic environmental practices happening within the precinct. April 24, 2pm, meet at Joynton Avenue Creative Centre. Are you a resident of Green Square? or just interested in some of the changes in the area? Join us on a […]

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