Inequality

How new methods of analysing walkable access can uncover spatial inequalities

Public open spaces in cities provide vast social, environmental and economic benefits, but for the community to enjoy them they…

London is a major reason for the UK’s inequality problem. City leaders don’t want to talk about it.

In recent years, there has been growing evidence that the UK economy is in poor shape. While the latest economic…

How activity in outer space will affect regional inequalities in the future

Science fiction has always been a tool for processing life on Earth. Norwegian sci-fi expert Karl Kristian Swane Bambini has…

What are land banks and how are they supposed to work?

In the late 20th century, cities in the US began struggling with a uniquely American problem. What do you do…

The UK cities with the biggest broadband disparity

Nationally, the average broadband connection is improving. In November 2018, the median download speed was 37Mbps, with 16% of households…

Atlanta’s BeltLine shows how urban parks drive ‘green gentrification’ if cities don’t think about affordable housing

Is Atlanta a good place to live? Recent rankings certainly say so. In September 2022, Money rated Atlanta the best…

Income in US cities is most unevenly distributed in a decade

In 2021, US national income inequality increased for the first time in a decade. The national median income was just…

The stark disparity across internet access in the US

Sacramento and Seattle are the best cities in the US when it comes to digital and internet equity, offering more…

How young people can influence the future of their cities

The pull of large urban areas has resulted in more people settling and bringing up children in cities – meaning…

New census data shows how the pandemic affected the racial diversity of US cities

Newly released data from the US census shows that America’s record low population growth between summer 2020 and summer 2021…