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Slums are becoming a focal point of the Covid-19 outbreak

Slums are becoming a focal point of the Covid-19 outbreak

The coronavirus poses a special threat to these poor, dense, underserved communities.

Why are so many people being evicted from the slums of Nairobi?

This one chart shows the radical changes needed to achieve sustainable cities

Podcast: Slum networking

“Residents were woken by the sound of bulldozers”: in Lagos, gentrification can mean midnight demolition

Can Airbnb help Rio's poorest residents benefit from the Olympics?

White Papers

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How the smart office acts as a team player in crisis management

Siemens Smart Infrastructure

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Decarbonisation: Addressing decarbonisation at the grid edge

Siemens Smart Infrastructure

“In 2014, over one million tourists visited a township, a favela, a barrio or a slum”: on the rise of slum tourism

Will Habitat III defend the “Right to the City”?

Are natural disasters like the Nepal earthquake the Achilles heel of “slum upgrading”?

Indian cities are “decanting” slum-dwellers to new housing estates, miles from their jobs

Mapping New York City's slums

Could floating shipping containers help sort out the world’s slums?

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Beyond picnics: The benefits of green spaces in US cities

Beyond picnics: The benefits of green spaces in US cities

Space invaders: How landlords can use arts pop-ups to reinvigorate commercial properties

Space invaders: How landlords can use arts pop-ups to reinvigorate commercial properties

How can cities improve air pollution after Covid-19?

How can cities improve air pollution after Covid-19?

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