Hoping to repeat the success of Manhattan’s park, London is transforming a disused rail line, elevated 25 feet above the city’s streets, into its own floating green space.
Tag: Urban Areas
In Guatemala, New Utopian Neighborhood? Or a Testament to Inequality?
The development of Cayalá is utopian, serene and prizewinning. As an elite stronghold in one of Latin America’s most unequal nations, it is also divisive.
In Guatemala, New Utopian Neighborhood? Or a Testament to Inequality?
The development of Cayalá is utopian, serene and prizewinning. As an elite stronghold in one of Latin America’s most unequal nations, it is also divisive.
Western Sydney’s ‘Heat Islands’ Make Summer Deadlier
Just a few miles west of some of the country’s most iconic beaches, densely built Sydney suburbs are amplifying the dangers of climate change.
How Tropical Parakeets Took Over Brussels
After a small group of parakeets were released from a zoo in Brussels in the 1970s, their numbers soared. A population increase has also occurred across the continent.
Lured by Federal Dollars, Canadian Cities Rethink Zoning
Major Canadian cities are opening up development zoning to include fourplexes in exchange for federal funds to build housing.
In Denmark, Eviction and Demolition Remake ‘Non-Western’ Neighborhoods
A government program is using demolition and relocation to remake neighborhoods with immigrants, poverty or crime.
Israel Prepares to Enter ‘Devil’s Playground’ of City Combat in Gaza
A ground invasion in Gaza could produce some of the fiercest street-to-street fighting since World War II.
Sweden Sends a Message to Stockholm Drivers: Go Electric or Go Home
A new low-emission zone in the city center appears to be the most ambitious in Western Europe, and it is set to become law in little more than a year.
An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.