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Cities – Analysis and Comment
Urban development and social norms concerning childhood have led European cities to a situation where public spaces are no more spaces for children and young people.
If the Earth were ever subsumed into a single cityscape, it would collapse under the weight of its own ecological footprint.
Urban spaces are a repository of people’s beliefs, memories and collective conscience.
UK supermarket shelves have been left bare of fresh produce in recent weeks – growing more fruit and veg in cities could reduce the severity of future shortages.
City living and country living both have their benefits and downsides when it comes to mental health.
Animals and plants living in cities are more likely to thrive when they are able to quickly adapt to urban conditions.
Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, has a chief heat officer, the first in Africa. She has her work cut out for her.
With the help of thousands of citizen scientists, a new study measured exactly how much brighter night skies are getting every year.
Recent research shows how the relationship between alcohol consumption, queuing and crowds can lead to violent behaviour in city centres at night.
New York City’s plan has garnered the most attention – and criticism – but several cities are expanding their own intervention programs.
During the global COVID-19 pandemic, people started moving into smaller cities, drawn by the possibility of more affordable and pleasant quality of life.
As many cities grapple with the housing crisis, some places are rewriting regulations and finding creative ways to repurpose these hulking masses of concrete that suck up valuable real estate.
Accra could keep its political role while some of its other functions are distributed around the country.
The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to ban new ones after studies showed health problems in residents living nearby.
A longtime critic of Atlanta’s BeltLine explains how the popular network of parks has increased inequality in the city and driven out lower-income residents.
We cannot think of nature as something set aside in wildernesses, far from human activity. We need to conserve some elements of nature everywhere, including in the cities we live in.
Having the ability to decide either to do something or not, and to act accordingly, is a basic definition of freedom. Smart buildings challenge this freedom.
Mayors are generally successful in getting their policy preferences enacted. That’s why Ontario’s Bill 39 isn’t really necessary.
From building planning to heritage restoration and advance surveillance, drones are set to change the face of our cities – here’s how.
A planning strategy for Australia’s first multi-city region, home to nearly one in four Australians, is being developed. So what’s the thinking behind creating an integrated network of six cities?
Where does your city rank?
Mike Davis’s radical urban history of LA was a trailblazing book that remains startlingly relevant to those of us who live in other supersizing cities in the early 21st century.
People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
Community wealth building is a direct response to extractive policies and aims to build an economy on the principles of local ownership and control of assets.