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OPINION: Can our cities survive climate change?
After a summer of heatwaves, droughts and floods, here's how cities can become more resilient to climate extremes…
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U.S. cities push the homeless to live in tent camps
Cities tackling a surge of street homelessness are offering official camps while…
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Chemical industry fights U.S. government move to ban asbestos
Business says a ban would cause job losses and drinking water shortages,…
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Online army deploys to save Ukraine’s art and heritage
As Russia's invasion threatens Ukraine’s cultural patrimony, an online army is creating…
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U.S. cities scrap ‘problem’ fines seen fueling race, income gaps
From San Francisco to the Midwest to New York, the pandemic has…
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How can ‘sponge cities’ use nature to tackle climate-fuelled floods?
A new AI-based study compares cities' trees and lakes to how much…
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U.S. cities ponder future of free public transport beyond COVID-19
Many cities went to fareless systems to protect public health or boost…
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FACTBOX: How Biden’s infrastructure law could benefit these 5 U.S. highways
Following Biden's commitment to provide at least $1 billion in financing aimed…
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‘Useless for us’: New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor
New capital city will uproot thousands of indigenous people, and offers little…
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Biden’s infrastructure plan aims to heal racial inequalities. Will it work?
The trillion-dollar U.S. infrastructure law steers new money toward initiatives to reconnect…
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Low-cost public ride-hailing makes inroads in rural U.S.
On-demand ‘microtransit’ services are expanding from cities to more rural parts of…
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OPINION: Five hopes for a more equitable, resilient and sustainable 2022
The world’s cities are taking the initiative on a range of environmental…
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OPINION: Big changes are needed for more sustainable, inclusive transport
Amid the electric vehicle revolution, more effort is needed to break our…
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Africa’s innovators turn to tech to tackle transport woes
In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 70% of the urban population does not have…
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From stormwater to farms, U.S. cities put empty lots to use
With federal pandemic aid on offer for revitalization, some local governments are…
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From stormwater to farms, U.S. cities put empty lots to use
With federal pandemic aid on offer for revitalization, some local governments are…
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U.S. to demolish more blighted homes with pandemic aid
Federal COVID-19 aid offers ‘once-in-a-lifetime resource’ to revitalise post-industrial cities like Flint
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Jabs for jobs: U.S. vaccine mandates offer bargaining chip for worker rights
Some major unions in the U.S. are embracing vaccine mandates, while others…
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As Beirutis face housing violations, award-winning NGO steps in
An award-winning nonprofit is monitoring housing rights violations across Lebanon, from evictions…
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Empty houses litter Nigeria’s cities despite housing crisis
Nigeria's affordable housing push has led to a boom in new homes,…
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‘What about us?’ Thai budget businesses fear premium tourist focus
A focus by authorities on high-end tourists in Thailand and Indonesia may…
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U.S. cities offer displaced Black families the ‘right to return’
Santa Monica, California joins a handful of U.S. cities seeking to atone…
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No place like home: Afghan evacuees caught in U.S. housing crisis
Tight markets, large families and a sudden crush of cases are making…
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OPINION: Don’t overlook value of home construction in creating jobs, aiding recovery plans
New report shows that investment in homebuilding creates jobs and tackles affordable…
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Atlanta neighborhood seeks ‘divorce’ from city over crime surge
Residents want more control over policing, but the move highlights concerns over…
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Vending machines bring safe, cheap water to Nairobi slums
Until now, Mukuru residents have had no option but to buy polluted…
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India evictions during COVID-19 a ‘human rights crisis’
Many of the evictions were carried out without following due process, with…
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OPINION: Infrastructure: Ensuring no one is worse off
What’s the role for environmental and social safeguards in infrastructure projects?
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‘Runway’ to stability: U.S. urged to boost housing for homeless youth
Transitional housing programs are seen as filling a critical gap for the…
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Lebanese rediscover local flavours as crisis hits food imports
A scarcity of food imports due to the country’s economic crisis is…
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Decades-old Gaza homes make way for high-rises amid housing crunch
More than 2 million people live in the Gaza Strip and a…
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In Pakistan city, green scheme for polluting bus owners inches along
Peshawar hopes to lower its carbon emissions by paying bus owners to…
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U.S. cities try to head off eviction wave as federal ban expires
Cities, states and local groups are looking at diversion programs to keep…
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