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The starring new role of urban micro-mobilityFrom travel restrictions and border closures, to the pedestrianisation of roads and the creation of pop-up cycle lanes, our mobility has been forever...
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The Medellin miracleIn the early 1990s Medellín, the second largest city in Colombia, was the most violent city in the world. The homicide rate reached an unprecedented and...
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The joy of slow travelOne of the clearest signs of the global pandemic disrupting the rhythm of everyday life was in changes to travel. As people largely stayed at home, they...
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The Great ReallocationPolluting car use has been locked into the lives of many because towns have been planned to favour and encourage cars. But, when the pandemic took hold, the...
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The cooling, cleansing power of canopies – urban tree planting takes rootFrom the London borough of Hackney and Barcelona in Spain, to Freetown in Sierra Leone, increasing the number of trees in cities has been shown to be an...
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The Attenborough effect and the downfall of plasticsA pilot whale carrying her dead calf across the ocean for days. A baby albatross bringing up a plastic bag. Millions worldwide watched these events unfold...
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The ‘instant’ local economy – how communities saved themselves when mainstream economics failed in ArgentinaArgentina is again in the grips of an economic crisis – with debt and default with the International Monetary Fund looming over the country. It all seems...
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Taiwan’s Transition – from Garbage Island to Recycling LeaderThe world’s mountain of waste is growing, but one country once known as ‘Garbage Island’ has revolutionised its approach and rapidly reduced waste,...
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Space to breathe: From garden cities to cities in gardens – the rise of National Park CitiesOver half of the world’s population (55%) live in urban areas with that share expected to grow to over two thirds by 2050. In North America the figure...