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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CITY: a blog


Global South cities require urgent injection of climate finance
Flash floods that swept through cities in China’s Guangdong province in May 2025, forcing more than 3,000 people to evacuate, was an...
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Sterile city: how the elites’ fight to preserve their privilege undermines the city’s future
Almost exactly 10 years ago a councillor at the London Borough of Camden lashed out at well-heeled local residents objecting to a new...
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Jun 24 min read
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Smart Cities: urban innovation needs people-centred guidelines
Seven out of 10 people are likely to be living in cities by the year 2050 compared with around half now, increasing both their...
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May 193 min read
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