By Beata Wallsten and Sandra Kaarsgaard, Sunday March 21st 2021 What do you do, when your livelihood crumbles from underneath you, and future plans and prospects seem to disappear every single day? This has been a question on the minds of everyone working in the live music and event industries, […]
Urban farming underwater: Growing mussels and seaweed for a cleaner and more diverse harbour in Copenhagen
By Beata Wallsten and Sandra Kaarsgaard, Monday March 22nd 2021 Mussels and seaweed is one way to go for a cleaner Copenhagen harbour. On Kalvebod Bølge, or Kalvebod Wave, on the Danish capital’s waterfront, the organization Havhøst is cultivating life under water. The mussels eat the nutrition and the algae […]
To build or not to build – the Copenhagen conflict between housing and green areas
By Beata Wallsten and Sandra Kaarsgaard, Tuesday March 16th 2021 With a high request for housing in the Danish capital Copenhagen, the municipality of Copenhagen voted for building 2000 new apartments in the preserved green area called Amager Fælled. A decision that has been disputed and questioned by locals and […]