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More effort is required, not least by policymakers, to involve young people in developing programmes they want and need
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Local leaders welcome proposals to ‘level up’ the country but say more ambition is needed
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In absence of proper policy, decision looks arbitrary and confusing
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Research highlights urban-country divide as local authorities seek powers to address inequalities
Poor transport between cities beyond the south-east is holding back Manchester and Birmingham
Segregated and poorer areas were designed to be unequal, including the planting that helps cut temperatures
There is a danger that downtowns are easy to drive to but not worth the effort
The Colombian port city is embracing green urban development, from transforming the riverfront to building new parks
Many of America’s urban centres are struggling to lure workers back post-pandemic, but the suburbs are thriving
Ailing metropolitan centres need creative solutions from the public and private sectors
With buildings either being blown up or neglected, how can the city centre be preserved?
A Caribbean city is taking on one of the world’s biggest causes of death for young people
Critics say the venue in the former Olympic Park will blight thousands of homes with light pollution
The concept has undergone a social media acid bath and emerged, bedraggled, as a toxic hashtag
Tens of billions of dollars will be required to fund the reconstruction of quake-ravaged areas
We now realise that cars, concrete and commuting ruined cities in the 20th century
Entrepreneurs are planning autonomous ‘charter cities’ as an answer to Africa’s rapid population growth
First rolled out in India, Safetipin is mapping safe and unsafe areas in 65 cities across 16 countries
How the art of play became a global movement for good
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