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Ssssh: As cities surge, some seek a new aim - peace and quiet
Asian cities urged to guard cultural heritage as they modernise
Mars shows man the final frontier of circular economy
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Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
Green groups flag threat to reclaimed Indonesian forests Michael Taylor
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Urban humans | Series Trailer Claudio Accheri, Zoe Tabary
Asian cities risk stumbling 'zombie-like' towards digital dystopia Rina Chandran
Can Dubai go green with flying taxis and 'rooms on wheels'? Umberto Bacchi
Crowded Hong Kong goes underground to overcome land crunch Rina Chandran
Minnesota city ponders new boom as a climate migrant destination Sebastien Malo
Asian metropolises top list of world’s greenest commuter cities Reuters
Palm oil body to wield stick to get consumer giants to go green Reuters
Guns or yoga? City crime fighters in South Africa and Colombia Kim Harrisberg and Anastasia Moloney
In Asia's booming cities, urban planners urged to include the poor Rina Chandran
Compulsory photo ID to vote risks vulnerable Britons losing out Adela Suliman
Spanish coders harness tech to track health risks for firefighters Megan Rowling
Evolve or die - the stark choice facing America's 'women's lands' Rachel Savage
Indonesia shuts some schools as haze again clouds skies Reuters
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The Kurdish struggle for rights and land Reuters
Libyan conflict leaves rubbish mounds smouldering in Tripoli Reuters
Seattle residents pay reparations to Native American tribe Gregory Scruggs
Youth activists leave little room for climate inaction, mayors say Umberto Bacchi
Divided Kosovo mountain village unites to fight hydropower plant Reuters
More trees, less cars: cities pledge cleaner air Umberto Bacchi
Mapping apps offer help to refugees, slum dwellers Rina Chandran
Seven cities winning on climate change Umberto Bacchi
British city launches fund to tackle climate change, poverty Sarah Shearman
Indonesia could take back 1.4 mln hectares from palm planters Reuters
Climate change endangers Scotland's archaeological treasures Reuters
Delhi hawkers to be free from eviction threat after 5-year delay Rina Chandran
As climate shifts, Ethiopia's capital shores up water supply Dagim Terefe
Protests, petitions as green spaces in Indian cities vanish Rina Chandran
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Tiny New York island could be climate change 'living laboratory' Ellen Wulfhorst
Prize-winning UK council houses show social homes can be inspired Sonia Elks
As UN climate talks near, host Chile charges up electric transport John Bartlett
In Guatemala's jungle, drugs are new neighbors to palm oil Reuters
Drug trade damaging Central America's forests, researchers say Anastasia Moloney
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To go far on climate action in Ghana, we must go together

Across Africa, city governments have critical roles to play, but they cannot do it alone
Georgios Kaminis Mayors Migration Council

Climate migrants are coming to cities, so we need a plan

Cities are a leading force in tackling the global climate crisis and are uniquely placed to address the nexus between climate and migration
Caroline Knowles Goldsmiths, University of London

'Citizen science' can help cities stand up to climate threats

The approach can give municipalities the means to build the priorities of local people into models for disaster prevention and the design and management of cities
Gaurav Madan Friends of the Earth U.S.

Investors should divest from destructive Amazon agribusiness

As agribusiness sets the world on fire, will global investors wait until they get burned?

In Depth

Can Dubai go green with flying taxis and 'rooms on wheels'?
Future cool: Minnesota city ponders new boom as a climate migrant destination
'This is our home': Kenya islanders demand say in foreign-backed projects
Charities forced to step in as Hong Kong's poor struggle for homes

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