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REGENERATING INFORMAL HOUSING IN CITIES
This model of incremental regeneration will change the current approach of using real estate projects to develop housing... READ MORE›
ALBINEN, SWITZERLAND: VILLAGE WILLING TO PAY 25,000 PER PERSON
The goal is to boost Albinens declining population and bring life back to the village... READ MORE›
DRIVERLESS CARS WILL OPEN THE DOOR TO A BUILDING SPREE
On the other hand, the vehicles could drive real estate values down by creating new supply in the suburbs... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Developed Environments
OBAMA'S LAST ACT IS TO FORCE SUBURBS TO BE LESS WHITE AND LESS WEALTHY
Anticipating NIMBY resistance, Castro last month threatened to sue suburban landlords for discrimination if they refuse even Section 8 tenants with criminal records... READ MORE›
WHERE IS THE WORLD'S MOST STRESSFUL CITY?
The Shanghai urban area is home to more than 23 million people 119,000 per sq mile in the inner city, way above that of Paris or Manhattan... READ MORE›
WHERE IS THE WORLD'S MOST SPRAWLING CITY?
Urban sprawl is usually huge, mainly low-density, mostly unplanned, and primarily residential development that covers increasing areas of land around city cores... READ MORE›
SHERYL SANDBERG CALLS FOR U.S. POLICY CHANGES TO AID WORKING MOTHERS
On Wednesday, at least 10 civilians were killed by US-led airstrike against the town of Sour in the countryside of Deir al-Zour... READ MORE›
THE URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE THAT BOLSTERED TRUMP ISN'T JUST AN AMERICAN THING; IT'S PREVALENT IN EUROPE, TOO
Tilbury, an economically deprived dockside town on the outskirts of London, voted to leave the European Union with a majority of more than 70 percent... READ MORE›
URBAN FARMERS: COMMUNITY FOOD GROWING AROUND THE WORLD IN PICTURES
Our readers shared photos and stories of community gardens and food-growing projects around the world from Copenhagen to Detroit to Salford... READ MORE›
ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE IN CITIES WORLDWIDE LIVE IN AREAS WITH NO SAFE TOILET
China, which also has a massive rate of rural to urban migration, is the second worst, with 104 million people without safe sanitation... READ MORE›
THE UNEXPECTED BEAUTY OF MANHOLE COVERS AROUND THE WORLD
The unexpected beauty of manhole covers around the world - in pictures... READ MORE›
CHINAS PEARL RIVER DELTA OVERTAKES TOKYO AS WORLDS LARGEST MEGACITY
East Asia's rapid growth often leads to the merging of multiple cities into single urban areas, with spillovers from original boundaries into neighbouring administrations... READ MORE›
NEW ANALYSIS OF MATH, READING SCORES 'VERY DISCONCERTING'
The sheer number of new fourth-graders doing math proficiently or better?... READ MORE›
CHINA BUILDS WORLD'S LARGEST EV CHARGING NETWORK WITH 167,000 STATIONS
By cooperating with 17 charging station operators, the SGCC now offers more than 1 million kilowatt-hours of power each day... READ MORE›
$262K SETTLEMENT FOR OWNER OF DOG KILLED BY POLICE
The owner of a dog shot and killed by police in 2012 will receive a 262,000 settlement from Commerce City in Colorado, according to a city spokeswoman... READ MORE›
CITIES COULD SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY PREVENTING EVICTIONS
For instance, nearly two-thirds of New York's 3.1 million households have fewer than 2,000 in liquid savings, according to research PDF published this month by the Urban Institute... READ MORE›
IN REMOTE ECUADOR TOWNS HIT BY QUAKE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF FOR DAYS
On the other side are dozens of towns and villages where roads were blocked or obliterated by the quake and where no rescue workers initially came... READ MORE›
EXTEND UK NATIONAL PARK MODEL ACROSS LONDON, SAY CAMPAIGNERS
I think those promoting the idea recognise that a National Park City would not be exactly the same as our traditional National Parks... READ MORE›
WHERE ARE THE WORLD'S NEWEST CITIES ... AND WHY DO THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME?
This strikingly inapposite quality among the new African cities can be traced to a few factors... READ MORE›
HEAVY FIGHTING IN MOSUL AS IRAQI FORCES LAUNCH ASSAULT ON ISIS MILITANTS
Special forces advance deep into urban areas of the city but Isis fighters hit back by striking Abrams tank with rocket... READ MORE›
TEN SQUATS GETS YOU FREE TRAVEL ON MEXICO CITY METRO
Mexico city gives away metro tickets in exchange for users doing squats as a measure to counter obesity... READ MORE›
GERMAN CITY INSTALLS GROUND-LEVEL TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR SMARTPHONE-OBSESSED PEDESTRIANS
It creates a whole new level of attention, city spokeswoman Stephanie Lermen was quoted as saying... READ MORE›
AND THEN THERE WAS ONE: PAOLINA, 90, THE SOLE RESIDENT OF A VILLAGE HIGHLIGHTING ITALY'S RURAL EXODUS
Paolina Grassi, 90, is now the sole inhabitant of Casali Socraggio, a collection of slate-roofed houses in a valley on the border with Switzerland... READ MORE›
SKYDIVING SANTA GIVES PRESENTS TO CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE
The group of eight parachuters, one dressed as Santa Claus, flew over Amatrice, the hill town at the earthquake's epicentre... READ MORE›
A MILE APART, TWO NORMANDY VILLAGES EMBODY FRANCE'S DIVISIONS AS VOTERS READY FOR THE POLLSA
But Saint-Sulpice favours Emmanuel Macron, the centrist frontrunner in the final round of the election on Sunday... READ MORE›
CHINESE SHAPE NEW MEGACITY, JING-JIN-JI, TO EASE STRAIN ON BEIJING
Chinese shape new megacity jing-jin-ji to ease strain on beijing... READ MORE›
EVEN WITH U.S. AIRSTRIKES, A STRUGGLE TO OUST ISIS FROM LIBYAN STRONGHOLD
Since Monday, U.S. airstrikes have pounded Islamic State targets in this battered seaside city, the stronghold of the Middle Eastern militants' Libyan affiliate... READ MORE›
FEES CLIMB FOR HOMEOWNERS, DEVELOPERS LOOKING TO CHOP 'DISTINCTIVE' TREES
The developer can apply for a refund if the trees identified for removal are saved, or if the applicant plants replacements to the city's specifications... READ MORE›
YOU CAN BUY COW DUNG ON AMAZON AND EBAY
Though Indian city dwellers typically use gas and kerosene fuels for heating and cooking, the use of cow dung patties is an increasing trend... READ MORE›
CHINESE SHAPE NEW MEGACITY, JING-JIN-JI, TO EASE STRAIN ON BEIJING
Chinese shape new megacity jing-jin-ji to ease strain on beijing... READ MORE›
CIVILIANS USED AS HUMAN SHIELDS AS MOSUL FIGHT PROGRESSES
The U.S. military says Iraqi forces have found homes near Mosul where the lights are wired with explosives that detonate if the switch is flipped... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN PLANE COMBATS FOREST FIRES IN CHILE
The Russian Emergencies' Ministry plane is helping combat what the country describes as the worst forest fires in modern history, which have so far spread to affect 480,000 hectares (1,186,105 acres)... READ MORE›
RENT RISES SLOW DOWN IN URBAN AREAS
This is the first time such outlying areas recorded a higher rate of increase than the city... READ MORE›