Cities
Total 6 Posts
‘Sell city, buy country’? The pandemic won’t empty London, NYC.
3 min read
Some very clever people are writing off cities. Not altogether, but quite substantially.
London becomes the world’s first national park city, committed to giving people access to nature.
4 min read
The values of a national park, translated to an urban context, to make life better for local people.
Can parks help cities fight crime?
6 min read
Some parks reduce violence in the local vicinity. Other parks attract crime. The difference has to do with how these urban green spaces are designed, programmed and managed, experts say.
I research slang to help solve gang crime – and it’s clear how little politicians understand.
5 min read
The relationship between street slang used by young people and secret codes deployed by gang members is not always straightforward.
How dogs help keep multiracial neighbourhoods socially segregated.
6 min read
American cities are getting more diverse, but neighbours of different races don’t necessarily socialize with each other. A sociologist, Sarah Mayorga-Gallo, discovered one surprising reason why.
Inequality is being built into cities — Segregated playgrounds are just the start.
5 min read
Segregation is not just a problem in London – it is happening in cities all over the world.