Reading Time: 3 minutesThe city of Braga, in the North of Portugal, is facing a housing crisis unprecedented in its recent history. The municipality decided it was time for a reset…
Category: Cities
The Chattanooga challenge: Bringing its people in from the cold
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I knew from my first day in office that we needed to unite our community and take bold and decisive steps to tackle the homelessness crisis”, says Mayor Tim Kelly. This is how we did it.
Greening Glasgow’s homes
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat many unfamiliar with our city perhaps don’t appreciate is that Glasgow is already home to some of the UK’s, if not Europe’s, highest quality social and affordable housing. How did Glasgow get there?
From restrictions to reimagination: Amsterdam’s vision for a new tourist economy
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat did Amsterdam’s city planners come up with when they sat down to reimagine what tourism can do for the city?
Mental health in the city
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a recent survey, more than half of U.S. mayors named mental health as the one of their main post-pandemic challenges. They’re not wrong. While city leaders have always grappled with the seemingly negative association between city-living and health outcomes, the pandemic exacerbated many existing mental health crises.
How can the cities of the Global South grow green?
Reading Time: 4 minutesNigeria’s economic powerhouse Lagos has doubled its population over the last two decades to 24 million. It could reach between 85 and 100 million inhabitants by 2100. As the cities of the Global South expand, can they grow green?
La crise des déchets à Paris et l’économie circulaire
Reading Time: 4 minutesLa grève des éboueurs à Paris contre la réforme des retraites du gouvernement français nous amène tous à réfléchir à la quantité de déchets que nous produisons et à leur destination finale.
Thriving youth in cities: bringing community and nature to life
Reading Time: 4 minutesPoor mental health is one of the most complex crises facing society today, and young people are the worst affected. Can urban design help?