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The High Line in New York: Nature is Culture is Nature

The High Line in New York: Nature is Culture is Nature

The High Line is a New York City park build on an elevated rail line that was used for transporting food to lower Manhattan from 1930’s until 1980’s. After the traffic stopped, nature started to take over the tracks. A self-seeded landscape emerged as wind, birds and insects carried seeds to the gravel. While many people saw the High Line an ugly eyesore, some understood that it had grown into a garden of wild plants. A non-profit conservancy, Friends of the High Line, was es

Visiting the Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm in New York City

Visiting the Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm in New York City

In July–August 2019, we are visiting USA for one month to participate in Summer Seminar on Stakeholder Theory in University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and Academy of Management 2019 conference in Boston. Along with these scholarly activities, we visit urban green areas where we go. While New York, with more than 8 million inhabitants, is the most densely populated major city in the US, there are surprisingly plenty of green areas both at the street level and on the rooftop

In the IABS2019 Conference in San Diego

In the IABS2019 Conference in San Diego

The 30th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Business and Society was organised in San Diego, California, USA, March 21–24, 2019. The theme of the conference – Border Crossing – urged scholars to think about how their research does or does not cross borders. The conference brought together over 140 researchers in the field of business and society from 25 countries all over the world. The topics covered a wide range of issues from stakeholder theory, to busines