Newsletter #40 State Of The Planet Earth - 2019-03-15
If you love articles about Nature and Earth, this page is for you. Happy reading!
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How pigeons landed in cities, and more breakthroughs:
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See the many sides of a city in a single picture: Daniel Stone
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What will make cities livable as millions more move to them?: Susan Goldberg
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In Uganda, a unique urban experiment is under way: Nina Strochlic
The world’s second largest refugee camp is slowly but surely transforming into a permanent city.
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To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars: Robert Kunzig
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These five cities are taking bold steps to rein in sprawl: Robert Kunzig
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How the pros and cons of city living vary around the world: Jared Diamond
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How rats became an inescapable part of city living: Emma Marris
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Tokyo became a megacity by reinventing itself: Neil Shea
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Meet the man who creates today’s coolest hotels: Rima Suqi
Andrew Zobler is the innovative mind behind New York’s Freehand and D.C.’s The Line hotels.