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Urban Life
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Living In The City: Taking The First Steps
Migrating to a big city can be confusing and nerve-wracking, especially if it’s your first time. You must…
Addis Ababa’s Street Hustlers Helped Build The City – Now They’re Being Pushed Out
The population of Africa is booming, but as long as productivity and employment remain unsteady, “global experts” and…
Trees Help Cities Save Money – Here’s How
Megacities are on the rise. There are currently 47 such areas around the globe, each housing more than…
How Murals Helped Turn A Declining Community Around
The inner-city district of Shandon, Ireland, has a history that dates back to medieval times. Its narrow streets…
Urban Organicity, The Benefits Without The Maladies?
Cities – we are repeatedly told – are the future. Governments and global corporations seek to increase productivity…
Urban Urban … Not. The Drama Of Interconnected Cities Unfolds.
Are humans now an “urban species”? Do we now live in an “Urban Age”? To understand the contemporary human…
Stop Detaching A City’s Life & Fate With The Planet’s
Back in the 1960s, the influential urban planner and journalist Jane Jacobs put American cities under the microscope.…
Urban Density: An Oversimplified Concept That Endanger Our Future
In debates about urban density, we often find comments about buildings being too tall or not tall enough,…
Start Asking People What They Want From The Smart Cities Of The Future
“Future cities, where infrastructure adapts to our needs, offer an enticing prospect.” But who is in the driving…
Why Big Cities Are Driving Us Mad
It is often said that we are living through another period of mass urbanisation – an age in…
How Should We Design Cities To Make The Most Of Urban Ecosystems?
Back in 1839, public health expert J F Murray published his article The Lungs of London, in Blackwood’s…
How American Cities Can Learn From Italian Piazzas
When the paradigm of modernist architecture crumbled, urbanists began a quest for credible alternatives that often took them to…