How cities change at night
Matthew Beaumont’s The Walker asks how the nocturnal metropolis differs from the city in daylight.
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The leaving of Liverpool shows up Unesco’s flaws
Liverpool may have lost Unesco World Heritage status, but that says more about the UN body than it does about a city that is, rightly, putting its residents first.
Can bookshops survive in the era of Amazon?
James Daunt, the managing director of Waterstones, discusses Covid-19 closures, paying staff the living wage and saving Europe’s largest bookstore.
Amsterdam is laying down a model for what tourism should look like after Covid
When Covid hit the Netherlands in 2020, Amsterdam emptied of visitors overnight. Long-term residents, inured to the permanent noise and litter and tourists peeing in the streets, welcomed the newfound tranquillity. The pandemic, they told the Washington Post, was “a blessing in disguise”.
Everyone and no one belongs to New York
Two new books capture the resilient spirit of New York City – and the people who call it home.
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Space invaders: How landlords can use arts pop-ups to reinvigorate commercial properties
The Covid pandemic has left a wake of destruction on people’s lives and made a ghost town out of many a high street. So as nations start to get back on their feet, can temporary arts ventures help heal communities and save commercial spaces?
The Covid-19 pandemic has created regional tourism hotspots in Canada as big cities suffer
International travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic have prompted many travel enthusiasts to explore local and regional tourist destinations. However, communities have been affected very differently by increased numbers of homegrown tourists.
UK cities: How culture and innovation are shaping Coventry’s future
Coventry's UK City of Culture celebrations have so far been muted, but there is a confidence in the city that its innovative spirit and automotive expertise will see it emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic on an upward trajectory.
The show must go on: How CIOs helped live entertainment survive Covid-19
Technology leaders from the English Football Association and the National Ballet of Canada recall how they kept players and performers working safely in the pandemic.
Everyone wants to save local businesses, but what about chains?
Even before Covid, small businesses were closing in many cities. Some communities are now debating whether to put limits on chain stores.
What makes a city feminist?
We live in places designed by and for men. In her new book, Feminist City: Claiming Space in the Man-made World, geographer Leslie Kern offers alternatives.
Reclaiming the streets: Johannesburg’s informal recycling system
Thanks to the efforts of these low-wage workers, South Africa recycles 80% of its post-consumer goods, compared with 31% in Europe.
Building resiliency into the US’s front yard
Five landscape architecture firms present proposals designed to address the climate impacts facing Washington DC's Tidal Basin.
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