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Census 2021: What are the UK’s fastest-growing cities?

The first release of the 2021 Census shows that the population of England and Wales was 59,597,300, a growth of 6.3% since 2011.

By Katharine Swindells

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The most coveted housing markets in the US

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Africa’s smaller cities are usually overlooked: They shouldn’t be

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Homelessness in London: How the pandemic affected rough sleeping

Homelessness in London: How the pandemic affected rough sleeping

By Katharine Swindells

How City AM proved sceptics wrong with post-Covid comeback

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Where in the US has already banned abortion?

By Katharine Swindells

Redefining London’s social spaces

Redefining London’s social spaces

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Will the national rail strike affect London’s Tube and Overground?

National rail workers are set to go on strike – but how will London's Tube be impacted?

By Sean Martin

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How consumer technology is creating new channels for police surveillance

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To govern best, cut through the red tape

To govern best, cut through the red tape

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How decades of flooding prompted the ‘new’ Jakarta move

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The Invest in Finland Factbook

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New criteria for a new, smart building era

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Microgrids – the future of energy management

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Decarbonisation: Addressing decarbonisation at the grid edge

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Does restricting foreign buyers reduce house prices?

Analysis of similar attempts to slow runaway house prices suggests raising stamp duty on foreign buyers in the UK will…

By Katharine Swindells

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London landlords rush to sell before the property bubble bursts

London landlords rush to sell before the property bubble bursts

By Katharine Swindells

Why levelling up the UK’s council homes has to involve the capital

By Michael Goodier

Eviction court claims by private landlords now higher than before the pandemic

By Katharine Swindells

How Crossrail is affecting house prices in London’s suburbs and commuter towns

By Katharine Swindells

The most desirable property markets in the world

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By Kim Ayling

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Satellites zoom in on cities’ hottest neighbourhoods to help combat the urban heat island effect

By Daniel P Johnson

Why urban green space needs to do more to serve diverse communities

By Katharine Swindells

Why large trees are essential for healthy cities

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By The Conversation

Period poverty: London has the highest proportion of girls struggling to afford menstrual products

By Katharine Swindells

Flexible working boom in ‘Red Wall’ towns could aid the levelling up agenda

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From King's Cross to Curzon Street: How placemaking can help cities prosper

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From King’s Cross to Curzon Street: How placemaking can help cities prosper

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Dar es Salaam’s bus rapid transit: Why it’s been a long, bumpy ride

Dar es Salaam’s bus rapid transit: Why it’s been a long, bumpy ride

Infrastructure projects are often subject to political aspirations. But when they are not realised as promised or their costs multiply over the years, the projects turn into public controversies.

By The Conversation

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How co-innovation and corporate support is empowering Singapore’s start-up community to scale at speed

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How co-innovation and corporate support is empowering Singapore’s start-up community to scale at speed

Visible change: Why the future of electrification is defined by transparency, data and digitalisation

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Visible change: Why the future of electrification is defined by transparency, data and digitalisation

Power of good: How superfast charging infrastructure will drive EV adoption

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Power of good: How superfast charging infrastructure will drive EV adoption

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How Microsoft is helping support and transform the Middle East’s B2B start-up space

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