Urban planning
Italian Cities and National Policies: a long road to walk
URBAN DEVELOPMENT: TRADITION AND CONTEXT Italy has a land area of approximately 300,000 km², and…
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Urban planning
The key to future growth in the UK lies in cities
Britain: the Rural Idyll in the Urban Context Britain is famed for its ‘green and…
Urban planning
Cities in Canada Thriving Against the Odds
Urban Nation By the numbers, Canada is one of the most urbanized countries in the…
Urban planning
Brazilian Cities: planning for inclusion
Brazilian Cities Today. Brazil is now organising to recover from the so called “lost decades”…
Urban planning
National Policies for Japanese Cities
The National Development Plan Japan is the country which has experienced the same aggressive urban…
Urban planning
National Systems of Cities and National Policies for Cities and Metros
Cites and national development. This month’s blog posts will focus on the key trends in…
Urban planning
Flexible planning in cities: the rise of Charter Cities?
Trends of rapid population growth and urbanisation have ensured that many of the world’s cities…
Urban planning
What do investors want from cities?
As the drivers of national economies, cities are arguably the most complex and influential locations…
Investment
Pension funds and urban investment
In the current constrained lending environment, pension funds could hold the key to reinvigorating urban…
Development
Shanghai aims “high”
Shanghai is China’s most populous city, located on the Eastern coast near the mouth of…