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6 Open Source Kits to Kickstart Your Urban Gardening

6 Open Source Kits to Kickstart Your Urban Gardening | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Developed by a team sprinkled all over the world, the open source, eco-friendly, "no tools required" gardening kits designed by AKER aim to radically simplify urban agriculture. Whether you want to set up a rooftop garden or house a couple of chickens in your backyard, AKER has a solution for you.  1. GrowSquare 
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The Top 11 Shareable Innovations in Chattanooga, Tennessee

The Top 11 Shareable Innovations in Chattanooga, Tennessee | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Tucked down into the southeast corner of Tennessee, Chattanooga is, perhaps, the most unassuming city in the Volunteer State. Though it doesn't have the musical legacies of Nashville or Memphis, or the University of Tennessee like Knoxville, what Chattanooga's 170,000 residents do share is the fastest Internet speeds in the United States. That's right: Chattanooga is the first Western Hemisphere city running a one-gigabit-per-second fiber Internet service. It's 200 times faster than the national average and has earned Chattanooga its nickname, Gig City, along with a seat at the grown-up table.

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From Fab Labs to Fab Cities

From Fab Labs to Fab Cities | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Nearly 15 years ago, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, MIT's Center for Bits and Atomscreated a digital fabrication facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Today, fab labs have grown well beyond the confines of MIT, and out of them, people are creating bikes, houses, watches, forks, radios, cyborg hands and so much more for personal and community use, and for profit.

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Maker Cities: Better Cities Through a Massive, Multiplayer Game

Maker Cities: Better Cities Through a Massive, Multiplayer Game | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
In his book Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government, California’s Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom suggests that more people would get involved in building better cities if it was more fun.
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