In some societies, kids are taught that they’re in control of their own happiness – which makes them more indulgent.
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Standing 240m tall, the Statue of Unity celebrates India’s development. But jarringly, it towers over a divisive and environmentally damaging dam project.
About 56% of Kenya’s urban population currently lives in a slum.
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The rental housing market in Nairobi’s informal settlements offers its tenant households a perverse market outcome of higher prices for lower quality products
A different measure of poverty shows 70% of the world’s poor live in what the World Bank considers middle-income countries.
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We know from research children benefit from two years of preschool, rather than one. Universal access to preschool would also return benefits to the economy, and help parents with childcare costs.
Uncontrolled growth at the expense of the environment will severely exacerbate the impacts of climate change. As shown with tragic floods in India, our cities are not prepared for extreme events.
The Latinoamericana Tower stands amid smog in Mexico City.
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Pollution is killing people in the developing world at an alarming rate. While there are many reasons for this, one looms large: China.
Density is an idea sold to us by corporate developers who want to build on every last bit of green space. To fully enjoy our city now and for the future, we need more public green space.
As Toronto hurtles towards its population dense future, the making of significant green communities for its waterfront needs to be urgently considered.
What happens when an entire society succumbs to childlike behavior and discourse?
Elantseva Marina
Our social institutions and politics suffer from a collective arrested development – and our relationship to technology has only exacerbated this trend.
The Carr Fire tears through Shasta, California, July 26, 2018.
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Images of the aftermath of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam collapse in Laos went around the world. But many other dam projects harm locals and the environment in less visible ways.
A new Parramatta is emerging out of the rubble of history.
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Sydney’s Parramatta is developing fast, building over a rich archaeological history. Finding ways to retain it can help visitors and residents feel a sense of physical connection with those who came before.
The fires tore through Mati, effectively sweeping it from the map.
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The fires tearing through the Athens region are not an act of God, but a direct result of corruption and systematic disregard for the law.
Fighting wildfires with air tankers, like this one dropping fire retardant on the Willow Fire in California on September 2, 2015, is expensive and not always effective.
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As attempts to water down the Endangered Species Act have accelerated, public support for the act has stayed high. Then why do politicians keep trying to weaken the act?