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Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what’s possible in the metropolitan landscape.
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In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Kenfrey Kiberenge considers whether middle class Kenyans' Twitter habitat impedes their attendance at the ballot box.
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Will Self is dazzled by the modern urban skyline, but wonders if we have lost our dreams of making cities better places to live.
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A major drive to refurbish thousands of derelict homes across the North of England to help kick-start the stalled economic recovery is urged today by an influential think-tank.
A food and clothes stall in Kibera Source: All Images by Piers Benatar/Panos for The Economist Litter strewn train tracks lead to Nairobi. Commuters leave early in...
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The country wants to become a modern society with a strong middle class, but can this be done without everyone on board?
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A new series of projects will allow buildings and even its furniture to sense how they are being used and adapt to changes in the environment around them.
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In a new series, BBC News looks at the continuing appeal of the skyscraper.
By 2025, the developing world will be home to 29 megacities. Through this interactive mapping feature will rich call-out boxes, the reader can explore the latest UN estimates and forecasts on the growth of megacities (urban areas with over 10 million residents). These 'cities on steroids' have been growing tremendously since the 1950s and present a unique set of geographic challenges and opportunities for their residents. Tags: urban, megacities.
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Most of Mumbai's textile mills closed down in the 1980s.
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Think Dharavi and chances are, you�ll think of a film. The slum and its residents have fascinated scores of filmmakers from all over the world. With Dharavi Diary, filmmaker Nawneet Ranjan attempts to do more than to just tell a story.
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China's environment ministry appears to have acknowledged the existence of so-called "cancer villages", after years of public speculation about the impact of pollution in certain areas.
Wealthy buyers are snapping up plots of land in Vidigal after authorities pushed out drug gangs
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The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), together with an international committee of transportation and development experts, has awarded
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High levels of pollution in northern China and the capital, Beijing, in recent days prompt calls for government action in state and social media.
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Air pollution in the Chinese capital Beijing reaches levels judged as hazardous to health, with visibility down to a few hundred metres.
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One of the country's top architects takes a radical approach to rethinking housing for some of the world's poorest people.
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In a new series, BBC News looks at the continuing appeal of the skyscraper.
TED Talks It’s an unfortunate reality in nearly every major city—road congestion, especially during rush hours.
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This film was made to coincide with the launch of ‘Megaslumming’, the new book by Share The World’s Resources that was launched in Kenya in January 2010.
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India's Supreme Court allows the sale of prime government land in the heart of Mumbai to go ahead.
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