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Cities Like Amsterdam And Dublin Inspired By Its Inclusive Universities
Take a walk around any city, and you will probably spot the signs of other countries and cultures.…
Amsterdam’s Game Of Thrones Is A Masterpiece
Historical videos inspired by “Game of Thrones,” photos of long-lost neighborhoods, and maps of the best old buildings…
Why Amsterdam Is Kicking Out The Bad Gassy Habit
The city plans to wean its homes off domestic natural gas by 2050, starting now. By 2050, Amsterdam…
The ‘Airbnb Effect’: Is It Real, And What Is It Doing To A City Like Amsterdam?
In the Dutch capital, Airbnb has been accused of driving up property prices and disrupting communities – while…
Amsterdam’s Key To Survival In The Past Among Its Heritage
The immense firepower of modern artillery witnessed during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 caused great concern among the…
Amsterdam, Already Leads In Cycling, Pulls Further With Bike Mayor
The semi-official post is the first of its kind in the world. This summer, Amsterdam will go one…
Why Doesn’t New Orleans Look More Like Amsterdam?
Meet David Waggonner: the urban and environmental architect who wants New Orleans to come to terms with the…
8 Surprising Discoveries In Amsterdam Cycling Culture
Amsterdam is a city where 48% of all trips made in the city centre are made by bicycle.…
In Amsterdam, The First 3D Printed Bridge Arches Into The Future
For a city like Amsterdam that has over 1,500 bridges the news of one more being built may…
Amsterdam Has Officially Ran Out Of Bicycle Parking
Amsterdam is currently tackling a problem most cities can only dream of having: It has way too many…
The Sun Under Your Feet (And Bicycle) In Amsterdam
Solar panels embedded in the cycle path near Amsterdam could generate enough electricity to power three houses, with…
Top Travel Destinations to Visit This Springtime 2023
As the weather warms up and the flowers start to bloom, it’s time to start planning your springtime…
European Cybersecurity Is Getting Its Own Legs To Stand On
With cyberattacks on the rise against everything from businesses to critical infrastructure, companies, governments and researchers are joining…
Teaching The Holocaust Through Literature: Four Books To Help Young People Gain Deeper Understanding
A survey commissioned in 2019 revealed the shocking result that over half of Britons did not know that…
These are the world’s top cities. Which one ranked highest for the 10th year running?
London has been named the world’s most “magnetic” city for the 10th year in a row. It held…
Living In A Sustainable City
Over half of the world’s population has decided to ditch village life in favor of moving to cities and metropolitan…
New Casino Travel Destinations Opening up in 2021
2021 seems to be a top year for travel for many, as mobility is finally increasing after months…
This ‘Self-Sufficient’ Chinese City Is Being Built With Future Pandemics In Mind
A new city near Beijing featuring wooden apartment blocks, rooftop farms and renewable energy is being designed with…
Connected City Streets Mean Healthier Residents And Communities
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities around the world are rediscovering the value of walkable and…
COVID-19 Has Created More Cyclists: How Cities Can Keep Them On Their Bikes
As physical distancing measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 begin to relax in some countries and people…
The World’s Best Airports 2020
Travellers worldwide selected these airports as the best in the world for the year 2020. Singapore Changi Airport…
How Smart Cities Can Help Your Business
The world is changing. The place that previous generations grew up in – and even our own –…
Fun Cities To Visit With Kids
Although having kids on board brings about a lot of lifestyle changes, and can sometimes make your favorite…
Climate Change: We Can Reclaim Cities From The Car Without Inconveniencing People
Since the 1920s, the car has revolutionised the way people travel; eliminating the constraints of distance while offering…
The World’s Best Student Cities
Planning to go to university? Here are the world’s best cities to get that degree: This ranking is…
The Top 50 Smart Cities In The World 2019
The IESE Business School in Barcelona has released the data and rankings for the world’s smartest cities for…
Top 10 Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities In The World 2019
Sometimes, we need a step back to move forward. Climate change, pollution, and congestion in cities are some…
Cities Are Growing Insanely Fast: How Can We Prepare
The world is going urban. More than half (55 per cent) of the global population are city dwellers.…
The City On Your Selfies: How Instagram Helps Us Learn More About Urban Dynamics
For so long, social scientists have taken interest in the dynamics of cities, and rightfully so, for cities…
These 8 Cities Are Taking Bold Steps To Get Rid Of Cars
Cities around the world are starting to see that they’ll be cleaner, healthier, and just better overall if…
3 Trends In Urban Property Development In 2019
Urban property development trends for 2019 are shifting dramatically. From millennials moving to the suburbs to the renewed…
How To Turn A Car Town Into A Cycling City
As the home of Royal Philips Electronics for more than 125 years, the southern Netherlands city of Eindhoven…
Will Smart Technology Solve The Urban Waste Crisis?
The migration of people into the world’s urban centres has created crisis levels of waste. According to the…
Multidimensional Maps That Provide New Perspectives On New York City
The world’s most mapped city, as you’ve never seen it before. THE UPPER EAST SIDE IS literally leafy. Pear,…
How New York City Became The Oyster Capital Of The World
For a few brief generations, at least. ONE MILLION: THAT’S ROUGHLY THE number of oysters New Yorkers ate, every…
Learning About Cities By Mapping Their Smells
The English artist Kate McLean is trying to preserve our olfactory memory. Each of us probably has one:…
The Good, Bad & Ugly Sides To Being A Tourist In New York
A four-season destination, the Big Apple is way more than Manhattan, but let’s start there: Central Park is…
Cities Are Central To Human Flourishing
In many countries today, cities are the centers of innovation, engines of growth, and home to the richest…
Overtourism: A Growing Global Problem
The summer holidays are in full swing – and protests against overtourism have begun (yet again) in a number of…
The World’s 18 Strangest Bridges
Some bridges are engineered with nothing but utility in mind—for these, aesthetic design is secondary to safety and…
28 Best Party Cities & Places In The World
Some of the world’s most stunning destinations are also home to incredible nightlife for travelers to explore. From…
These Are The World’s Most Future-Proof Cities
As technology changes the way people live and work, cities are undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Those that have…
The Most Excellent Cities In The World
Are you looking for your next travel destination? With thousands of cities in the world, it can be…
All The Things You’re Doing Wrong When You Travel, According To Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain thinks traveling to Paris just to stand atop the Eiffel Tower is lethal to your soul. And…
How To Prepare Cities & Citizens For More Killer Heat Waves
As climate change takes hold, researchers are exploring what it will take for communities to adapt. Heat waves…
The Global Housing Crisis
Scarce, unaffordable housing is not a local problem in a few places, but is baked into the 21st-century…
Europe’s Most Densely Populated Square Kilometres – Mapped
Prof Alasdair Rae at the University of Sheffield has crunched data from the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to locate…
Stop Saying ‘Smart Cities’
Digital stardust won’t magically make future cities more affordable or resilient. The term “smart city” is interesting yet…
Not The End Of The World: The Return Of Dubai’s Ultimate Folly
Underwater bedrooms, ‘Lohan Island’ and snow all year round – a decade after it was scuppered by the…
When Nationalism No Longer Works, Maybe It Is Time For Civicism
“I love New York” is perhaps the most successful slogan in modern history. Cities around the world are…