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Distribution of parks in U.S. reveals racial disparities
Lebanese open their homes to families affected by Beirut blast
Sliding walls: How pandemic could change home design
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Slumscapes
As U.S. wrangles over aid, millions of renters get desperate
S.Africa's funeral parlours turn to mortuaries as virus spreads
Digital nomad visa: Countries court remote-workers amid COVID-19
Heatwave Harry? As temps soar, naming the threat may save lives
Muslims perform Eid prayers, socially distanced and masked
South Africans push back against 5G towers in their backyards
Charter cities: can they solve the world's problems?
Video games seen becoming a new frontier in digital rights
Trump urges Democrats to help approve eviction moratorium
Eat or stay cool? Cities test ways to protect poor from heat
New port brings tourism hope and pollution fears to Alaskan town
Fresh air, no sound? Singapore scientists test 'anti-noise' window
U.S. renters owe $21.5 billion in rent; no eviction relief offered
UK running club eyes expansion as coronavirus boosts volunteering
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U.S. cities embrace people's budgets amid policing debate
For kitchen-less Hong Kongers, restaurant ban is a bitter pill
Supreme Court may hold key to fair housing for LGBT+ Americans
Flood risk for 1 million in Phnom Penh as wetlands destroyed
U.S. mothers stand up to federal agents at anti-racism protests
Online view swap offers a window on a world in lockdown
Soundcloud founders launch Berlin e-bike subscription startup
Drones to robots: Pandemic fuels U.S. autonomous delivery
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Coronavirus: Are COVID-19 contact tracing apps working?
U.S. court rules California can work with Quebec on CO2 market
Evictions nearly back to pre-pandemic levels in some U.S. areas
From Seattle to Seoul:10 cities going green amid COVID-19
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Good business or digital bias? The divisive rise of 'proptech'
Nearly one billion people scared of losing homes or land
As Colombia's capital locks down again, slum dwellers go hungry
Privatisation 'wave' hurts poor as pandemic heightens risks
India towns back in lockdown as coronavirus infections surge
Nigerian virus hunters in race against COVID-19 in Africa's giant
Grassroots help for homeless, addicts thrive in lockdown S. Africa
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Redlining in America: How housing discrimination endures
Shorter hours, cleaner air? Egypt may extend its COVID-19 curfew
British schools could do better on energy to meet UK climate goal
French government threatened with fines over air pollution
Venice tests long-delayed flood barrier months after city swamped
Kenya museum, Mau Mau fighter shed light on British colonial abuse
Rio's favelas turn to tech to fight underreporting of coronavirus
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Seven places luring residents with cash, free homes amid COVID-19
City of London seeks confidence in transport to refill offices
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About our Cities coverage

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live.

Opinion

Bruno Sarda CDP

U.S. cities face a triple threat

Hurricanes, COVID-19 and extreme heat are hitting at once and stretching resources thin - but there are ideas on how to cope
Yuliya Panfil and Tim Robustelli

Hiding in plain sight: Housing insecurity in the US

Despite low eviction and foreclosure filings, surveys are sounding the alarm: a quarter of Americans can’t pay for housing
Leslie Kern

How our cities fail women

Cities are predominantly designed by men, for men
Jade Popoola

Jamaican bakeries to Starbucks: Gentrification in London

While gentrification brings an economic boost it too often leaves people behind

In Depth

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Good business or digital bias? The divisive rise of 'proptech'
analysis
Has India's 'airpocalypse' put the poor more at risk from coronavirus?
In slums and windowless apartments, Asia's poor bear brunt of coronavirus
Cooler, greener, cheaper: Egyptian architects seek antidotes to rising heat

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Land of Little Rain
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Heatwave Harry? As temperatures soar, naming the threat may save lives
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British schools could do better on energy to help meet UK climate goal