Where are the largest cities in the world?
The number of people who live in a city is surprisingly hard to work out. That's partly because populations shift…
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Mumbai shows its strength in diversity
Mumbai, known as the financial capital of India, has faced mixed fortunes since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, due…
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The future of transportation is small and electric
The pandemic has fuelled demand for small electric vehicles, with incentives and tax breaks playing a major role.
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Mumbai’s Coastal Road is an old mistake applied to a new problem
This major infrastructure project may or may not solve the city's traffic woes, but it will leave a vibrant fishing…
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How Paris plans to protect its residents from rising heat
Both the city and the greater metro region are taking a comprehensive approach, combining new parks and urban greenery initiatives…
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Los Angeles is in a race against heat, and low-income workers are losing
Entrenched geographic gaps in heat readiness and resilience across the sprawling metropolis are making notions of climate equity a far-off…
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In climate-challenged Mumbai, development patterns are adding fuel to the fire
At a time when we recognise the city is getting hotter, it seems a little perverse to pave over some…
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Slums are becoming a focal point of the Covid-19 outbreak
The coronavirus poses a special threat to these poor, dense, underserved communities.
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