Historical sites are being restored by private-sector funding – and that isn’t a bad thing
As more and more historical monuments and buildings are receiving funding for repairs and rejuvenation efforts from the private sector,…
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How Rome’s airport operator convinced investors to buy its sustainability-linked bond
The head of Rome's airport operator speaks about its unprecedented sale of a sustainability-linked bond. Although its scope is limited,…
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Bookstores should be an essential part of the 15-minute city
Can bookstores build community? Proponents in Milan of a recently passed law that regulates discounts and promotes literacy think so.
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‘People just look in the window’: Naples’ smallest homes blur the line between public and private
Covid-19 has amplified the structural problems with these tiny apartments as daily life spills out into the street.
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Rome’s volunteer-run community centres were practically made for the pandemic
In one of Italy's most chaotic cities, neighbourhoods have long turned to self-government when institutions fail to protect them.
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Scenes from Naples, Italy: A city changed by lockdown
People walking outside see a different city than the one they left two months ago.
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The word “genius” is universally associated with the name of Leonardo da Vinci – a true Renaissance man, he embodied…
ByWild boar are moving back to Genoa, and not everyone is pleased
Crossing the Ponte Gerolamo Serra in the Italian city of Genoa, I spotted a small crowd clustered by the river…
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