8.31.2009

About Polis

Polis is a collaborative blog about cities, with a global scope. It is a space for regular contributors and readers to share ideas and information about anything and everything urban, from multiple lenses. Our contributors come from a range of perspectives – from planning to art to architecture to social science. We have lived in cities as far-flung as Barcelona, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, London, Moscow, Mumbai, and New York. We have worked in places like Bogota, Dhaka, and San Salvador. We have walked the streets of Bangkok, Istanbul, São Paulo, Singapore, and Tehran.

Cities are as old as civilization, but 2009 is the year we officially became an urban species. As cities grow and the globe shrinks, we hope to be part of the conversation.

This blog is a spinoff of
Where, which was also a collaborative blog on urban issues. When Where dotted its last sentence in August 2009, we decided to create a new forum to continue thinking out loud about cities.

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We hope you’ll participate by leaving feedback or submitting a guest piece. If you have a question, suggestion, or idea for something Polis should write about, let us know!


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Polis welcomes guest posts on urban themes from contributors of all backgrounds, from all over the world. Pieces should relate to cities, broadly speaking, and can include text (less than 1500 words), images, audio, video, or a combination of these. On-the-ground posts encouraged! We don't accept material that is commercial, propagandist, antagonistic, or that has already appeared elsewhere online; and we may edit for clarity and grammar. Include at least one web-quality image (with credits) and a 1-2 sentence bio.

3 comments:

  1. Last sentence in where...first sentence here at Polis. I will read you as I did with Where. Good luck!

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  2. The blog looks very interesting: I will go through it deeper.
    Regards,
    Marco

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  3. It is always pleasant to read you all guys. Good Luck

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