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Worldwide real estate makes up 60% of the value of all global assets. But it’s being concentrated into the hands of a wealthy few.
This playful form of rebellion is empowering people all over the world to move freely around their cities.
Like Brazil’s favela dwellers, America’s working poor felt a sense of pride and community in their shantytowns – and desperately resisted the powerful interests that sought to demolish them.
City-centric thinking arguably obscures connections between ‘humans’ and ‘nature’, and ‘urban’ and ‘rural’ or ‘wild’. Growing evidence of the depths of these links is testing the concept of ‘urban’.
The rhetoric of ‘smart cities’ is dominated by the economic, with little reference to the natural world and its plight. Truly smart and resilient cities need to be more in tune with the planet.
In an age of data-driven urban science, we need to remember how Jane Jacobs gave voice to the multiple languages, meanings, experiences and knowledge systems of a vibrant city.
The likes of Sheffield, Bilbao and Leipzig have staged a spectacular comeback.
One person’s high density may be another’s sprawl; the same tall building may be experienced as oppressive or exhilarating; a “good crowd” for one can be “overcrowded” for another.
Turns out, the way we see ethnic diversity may have more to do with prejudice than facts.
It’s important to question whether the promotion of urban agriculture can actually help people, or whether other solutions should be explored.
Social media is notoriously unsuitable for population studies, but these researchers have found a way to make the bias work in their favour.
Students who move from rural areas to cities to pursue university degrees grapple with what it means to “leave behind” their home languages.
As models hit the catwalk for London Fashion Week, how do these trends actually relate people on the streets?
Planting more trees in our cities is a good idea, but we need to remember to plan ahead for conditions those trees might encounter when they mature in half a century’s time.
Unlike CEOs, mayors are enthusiastic imitators and intimate allies, rather than fierce competitors. On World Cities Day, how US mayors are looking abroad for inspiration to solve problems
The growth of megacities and the mental health challenges this presents requires a new way of thinking.
For the first time, both major parties have a cities portfolio in their front bench team. With a few more changes, the government could create a structure that will really get to grips with urban issues.
Having all your green in one place or not has been taxing urban planners for some time.
A new form of research is needed to bring us the cities of the future.
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga, University of Toronto
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Co-Director, Initiative on Cities, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Planning and Director, Urban Information Lab, The University of Texas at Austin
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M.S. Candidate, Community and Regional Planning, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor, Human Resources, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Course Director, Master of Advanced Architecture in Urban Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, RMIT University
