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urban development

Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We're still learning from him after 100 years
Edinburgh

Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We're still learning from him after 100 years

As conscious beings, Geddes believed, people could work together through social action and culture to change the future
Could banning cars turn London's Oxford Street from 'hell' into paradise?
London

Could banning cars turn London's Oxford Street from 'hell' into paradise?

Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for 'gentrification'
Housing

Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for 'gentrification'

Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK's housing crisis
Housing

Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK's housing crisis

Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here's how
Housing

Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here's how

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities
Skyline illustration
Town planning

European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities

John Bird: Any cry to slow London's pace of change has fallen on deaf ears
John Bird

John Bird: Any cry to slow London's pace of change has fallen on deaf ears

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