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As well as games, sponge cities and more
We’ve got presents for our top supporters as well as other excellent solarpunky content for you this substack.
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It’s a new year and we’re stepping things up a gear at SolarPunk Stories. As part of that we are offering you a free copy of Solarpunk Detective Episode One when you sign up for a paid subscription.
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Other Solarpunky Stuff
Solarpunk Science: Transforming Epistemologies for a Regenerative Scientific Praxis - Solarpunk Manifesto
How can engineering ‘nerds’ be seen as creatives too? How might universities cross interdisciplinary barriers as well as share ideas and disciplines more effectively? Could higher education focus on building more impactful projects rather than just theory? And most of all, how might we educate our desire?
Cool young solarpunks Maxim Velli and Lola Kengen explore how our movement can be part of the answer to all these questions and more!
Sponge Cities: A Solarpunk Future by 2030 - Atlantic International University, Innovative Topics
Sponge cities use green infrastructure like permeable surfaces and rain gardens to naturally absorb and manage urban rainwater. This article discusses some of the successful implementations in cities like Shenzhen and Berlin and what the challenges are in this emerging approach to sustainable urban development.
Notes Towards a Solarpunk Game Design - Overview - alxd.org
Solarpunk hacker Alxd explores video games, board games and RPGs through a solarpunk lens. They examine how well these reflect key movement principles like sustainability and community-building. They also highlight what they see as successful examples and missed opportunities in the genre.
Solarpunk: Fashion Trajectory and Evolution into Neo Frutiger Aero - XDF
A really interesting exploration about the possibilities of solarpunk fashion from style YouTuber X. They highlight designers we love like Isaboko, different approaches to greener fashion and do some comparisons with the Cyberpunk look.
Other Links
Is Cyberpunk actually Punk? - Tale Foundry
‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream - The Guardian
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[Watching the wind turbines rise CREDIT: Tiago Sousa]
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