LED 2016 Group C Landscape Democracy Challenge 3

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Carpenter's Estate, Olympic Site, Stratford, London, Residents against demolition

Place name	Carpenters Estate
Location	London, E15
Country	UK
Author(s)	Daniela Ellis

Rationale: Why have you chosen this case for the landscape and democracy seminar?

• Why is this case relevant?
• ‘Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.’- Rene Magritte

This is not about Residents against Demolition or anti-development movement to prevent progress, but a meaningful conversation about the impact of political decisions and the impact of privatising public land also known as change of ownership.
A well located Carpenters Estate is adjacent to the Olympic development site, Stratford International Rail Station, and Stratford City Westfield Shopping District.
This story is about the offloading public assets, shifting wealth, and the links of this movement the global movement of the Right to the City.
In conversation with the Local Tenants Association, called CARP in 2012, now known as Greater Carpenters Neighbourhood Forum, there are hidden notions of oppression and intimidation which manifests well through the phone interview with the ex-chair of the tenant association.

Representation of your observations

• you are basically free to use one or a mix of different presentation techniques
• possibilities are: analytical drawings, graphical representations, collages, video clips, comic/graphic novel, written essay/visual essay
• please add any visual material to the gallery, videos can be placed below, you may add text as you like

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Reflection

What are the major challenges for changing the situation?

• Please add approx. 150 words in essay style

What could be a starting point for democractically-based change?

• Please add approx. 150 words in essay style

References

• http://greater-carpenters.co.uk/
• carp-newsletter-1
• carp-newsletter-2
• https://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/programmes/postgraduate/msc-social-development-practice/in-practice/london-based-fieldwork/carpentersreport
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjyLWMSZ2nY
• http://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/urbanization/urban-world-mapping-the-economic-power-of-cities
• http://www.uclg-cisdp.org/en/right-to-the-city/world-charter-agenda
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Cities_and_Local_Governments
• http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/19/right-city-social-movement-transforming-urban-space
• https://www.habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda
• http://homesforall.org/about/
• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/04/corrala-movement-occupying-spain
• https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/ServiceChild/The-Carpenters-Estate-Stratford.aspx
• HowtoHousingCo-op6theditionJuly2011low-res
• A nomadic war machine in the metropolis
• Habitat_III_National_Reporting_Processes_-1
• UCLG_Global_Charter_Agenda_HR_City_0

• Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.
• Do not use any images of which you do not hold the copyright.
• Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.

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