Inequality

How Kisumu, Kenya’s lakeside city, is curbing the housing deficit

The majority of African cities are struggling with flooding, housing deficits and poor sewerage connectivity, all of which are caused by poor planning and rapid urbanisation.

How is London’s tech boom shaping the city?

London's tech sector is enjoying an unprecedented investment boom. Research suggests this may exacerbate income inequality.

Dubai: Landmark sustainability-linked loan targets gender diversity

Hotel and shopping mall group Majid Al Futtaim will use the proceeds from its new $1.5bn sustainability-linked loan to target emissions, green malls and, in a first for the Middle East, gender inequality. Head of treasury John Arentz provides the details.

Removing urban highways can improve neighbourhoods blighted by decades of racist policies

The US$1.2trn infrastructure bill now moving through Congress will bring money to cities for much-needed investments.

What Wales tells us about community resilience in the UK

HOPE not hate’s latest report, Welsh Fear and Hope, looks at views on migration, multiculturalism and race across Wales.

In the UK, the pandemic is making it harder to tackle geographic inequality

Government efforts to "level up" England's north and Midlands regions will now be four times more difficult, according to a new report.

Hurricanes can increase inequality in the US – but not in the way you think

How housing inequality is screwing up the country

Could copying Japan’s hometown tax fix Britain’s geographical inequality?

Residential segregation shouldn’t come as a surprise: in our developer-led housing system, it’s endemic

Segregated playgrounds are just the start: inequality is built into the fabric of our cities

These maps show how ridiculously unequal Britain’s economy is