The rise of corporate landlords: How they are swallowing city centres like Manchester one block of flats at a time
Gone are the days when buy to let landlords were behind most of the private rental properties in the UK.
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City planners are questioning the point of parking garages
As many cities grapple with the housing crisis, some places are rewriting regulations and finding creative ways to repurpose these…
Accra is congested, but relocating Ghana’s capital is not the only option
Accra could keep its political role while some of its other functions are distributed around the country.
LA’s long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing an end after years of health concerns
The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to…
Atlanta’s BeltLine shows how urban parks drive ‘green gentrification’ if cities don’t think about affordable housing
A long-time critic of Atlanta’s BeltLine explains how the popular network of parks has increased inequality in the city and…
What happens to our free will when tech makes choices for us?
Having the ability to decide either to do something or not, and to act accordingly, is a basic definition of…
London air pollution: Expanding the ULEZ is good but it won’t work by itself
According to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, expanding the ULEZ will ‘ensure five million more Londoners can breathe cleaner air’.
The city that formed Volodymyr Zelensky
Kryvyi Rih was known for its steel factory and its residents’ supposed Soviet nostalgia. War has changed that.
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