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PARIS — This past summer, Parisians bid adieu to Autolib', a pioneering electric-car-sharing service that came to a premature demise after operating for fewer than seven years. But that ...
Alternative energy projects might be good for the environment. But with a few exceptions, they're...
Some designers can't wait to start burrowing. In Mexico, there's even talk about building an "ear...
ANDORRA LA VELLA — Perched in the Pyrenees between Spain and France, Andorra — with fewer than 80,000 inhabitants — is as small as it is remote. And yet, the European micro-nation is ...
In Switzerland, some local governments are turning to sound specialists to make cityscapes easier...
COLÓN ISLAND — As the world continues to bury itself in plastic bottles, a few pioneers are coming up with clever ways to put all that refuse to good ...
MUNICH — For a communal housing project, there are bound to be endless discussions over commons areas before the foundation stone has even been laid. There are also ...
"The city is a complex form for which there exists no equivalent in nature..."
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For the last several years, South Korea's capital has made the sharing economy a priority...
By next year, there will be three times more connected objects than humans on earth, all containi...
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TIANJIN — A stone's throw from the highly polluted Bohai Gulf, the Tianjin eco-city is like a mirage. Its buildings, surrounded by trees, offer a rare green and airy ...
From Alexandria to Aswan, urban gardening in Egypt is growing, especially on rooftops. The moveme...
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To both improve cities and conquer markets, companies are turning to urban simulators with the in...
The global refugee crisis forces us to rethink city planning and housing, with more focus on assu...
CAIRO — A third of Cairo's residents walk, cycle or use carts as their primary ...
-Analysis- BEIJING — A recent United Nations report predicted that the year 2017 will be the turning point for China's demography. After reaching its ...
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