THE POWER OF PEOPLE, PLACES & FIRMS
Reading Time: 3 minutesLos auges del cobre no duran para siempre. Los precios suben, llega la inversión y las regiones mineras crecen, pero tarde o temprano el ciclo cambia. Para los territorios que dependen de la minería, la pregunta es evidente: ¿qué queda cuando eso ocurre?
Reading Time: 3 minutesCopper booms do not last for ever. Prices rise, investment pours in and mining regions expand. Then the cycle turns. The obvious question for places that depend on mining is: what remains when it does?
Reading Time: 4 minutesCities often look to one another for solutions to challenges ranging from housing shortages and climate risks to infrastructure pressures and social inequalities. How can cities bridge the gap between inspiration and implementation?
Reading Time: 4 minutesAcross the OECD, cities are engines of economic growth. They attract investment, create high‑value jobs and generate most of national wealth. Yet for millions of their residents, this prosperity remains out of reach. So, if growth alone is not enough, what actually helps more people benefit from and contribute to it?
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy 2030, Guadeloupe and Martinique are expected to have between 70 and 80 elderly people for every 100 people of working age, compared with around 60 in mainland France. This highlights the particularly rapid pace of demographic aging in these territories.
What lessons can be drawn from housing in France’s overseas territories to manage this transition effectively?
Reading Time: 4 minutesD’ici 2030, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique compteront entre 70 et 80 personnes âgées pour 100 en âge de travailler, contre environ 60 en France hexagonale, révélant un vieillissement démographique particulièrement rapide dans ces territoires.
Quels enseignements tirer du logement dans les outre‑mer français pour gérer efficacement cette transition ?
Reading Time: 4 minutesHypervoisins illustre comment des initiatives locales peuvent renforcer la cohésion sociale et lutter contre la solitude en milieu urbain. En proposant des activités de quartier organisées, des espaces partagés et du soutien entre voisins, les habitants tissent des liens plus solides et améliorent le bien-être collectif. Ce modèle pourrait-il être reproduit dans d’autres villes pour réduire l’isolement social et renforcer les liens communautaires ?
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the Paris region, over 5.6 million square meters of office space sit vacant. At the same time, demand for housing (especially social housing) has reached critical levels, with fourteen applications per allocation on average. This mismatch – between empty offices and overcrowded homes, raises important issues about how we can make better use of the built environment to meet urgent housing needs.