Investing in Climate Change Adaptation
Taking a Nudge From the Insurance Industry I recently took a trip to Paris and was struck by the remnants...
Suicide Cycling Newcastle Part 2
In March 14th’s post we learned about Newcastle’s lack of proper cycling infrastructure, cyclists’ minority position on the roads and...
Downtown Dead Zones: Chicago Fights Back
Downtowns all over the world are dead zones on nights and weekends. Once 5:00 p.m. hits on a given...
Did Amman 2025 hear the voice of young people?
Investigating youth participation in urban planning in Jordan Featured Image: Tareq Khalaf photography The MENA region (The Middle East and...
“Better Must Come”: Homelessness in Osaka’s Kamagasaki Area
Major cities around the world are undergoing rapid change under various schemes of urban regeneration, such as gentrification, renovation, and...
Metropolis Charleroi: Overcoming Post-Industrial Struggles?
The Southern-Belgian former industrial stronghold of Charleroi is dealing with a rather differing reputation. Some people associate the city with...
Tesla’s EV as Revolution in Sustainable Transportation?
Photo by The Washington Post In 2003 a small group of forward thinking Silicon Valley engineers founded the car company...
Istanbul: the Neo-Authoritarian City in the Age of Neoliberalism
The concept of neoliberalism has revealed similarities between urban developments and resistance movements across the globe, demonstrating the deeper unifying...
Lingua Urbanus
Ordering the City Using the Right Language In his essay, “Politics and the English Language”, George Orwell says a metaphor’s...
The City as a Consumed Adjective of Economy
Giving adjectives to cities has always been one of the main tasks of planners, politicians and architects. As storytellers for...
