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• Design / Urbanism

  Power block

  

  Issue 25

  We have fallen for elements of urban living in many different cities and have often dreamed of being given a city block where we could bring them together. Now with the help of a team of leading architects, we have done…

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  Affairs / Urbanism

  The world's top 25 most liveable cities - 2009

  

  Issue 25

  Monocle’s researchers have spent the past months putting the world’s leading cities to the test to find the best places for you to make your base. Last year Copenhagen was the winner of our survey but in 2009 the award goes…

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  Business / Urbanism

  The living is easy

  

  Issue 28

  Sweden’s second city is fertile soil for small businesses thanks to its history of maritime adventure, the population’s can-do attitude and its intimate size, which helps keep the co-operative spirit alive and well.

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  Affairs / Urbanism

  Town criers

  

  Issue 25

  What’s the future of the city? Eleven writers – urbanists, authors, academics, architects and Monocle editors – look at the battles and pleasures of metropolitan living. From the empty highways of Detroit to the sewers of…

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• Edits / Urbanism

  Casuo Antiguo

  

  Issue 14

  The oldest city in the West, Cádiz is an unspoilt destination where you get to experience authentic Spain (ie you’ll need to learn the language). Now its historic quarter, Casco Antiguo, is undergoing a regeneration project…

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  Affairs / Urbanism

  Europe briefing

  

  Issue 25

  Stockholm starts doing it for the kids, Helsinki talks rubbish, and Turkey stops smoking.

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  Business / Urbanism

  Good hood

  Issue 5

  Everyone loves an urban village but few cities know quite how to get the mix of retail, services and residents right. London recently decided to grass over Trafalgar Square temporarily to celebrate its urban villages while…

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  Edits / Urbanism

  Kings of the hill

  

  Issue 13

  Beirut’s Christian quarter of Ashrafieh has weathered civil war, terrorist assassinations and the recent Hezbollah-Israeli conflict. But today, the hill-top neighbourhood is once again under threat, this time from devel…

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• Affairs / Urbanism

  Americas briefing

  Issue 25

  Mexico City's taxi fleet plans to go green, all change at Chattanooga, and how Twitter is helping track the spread of illness through cities.

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  Business / Urbanism

  Second life

  

  Issue 47

  While post-industrial towns such as Detroit languish in a ‘rust belt’, Pittsburgh is bucking the trend, teeing itself up as a major hi-tech hub and an alternative to California’s Silicon Valley. Monocle visits its thriving…

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  Affairs / Urbanism

  Capital idea

  

  Issue 17

  Founded 32 years ago, Nigerian capital Abuja was a utopian dream. But it became marred by corruption and few could afford to live there. Today, as the cranes return, its new minister is attempting to forge a truly African…

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  Edits / Urbanism

  Fukuoka: retail city

  

  Issue 15

  Friendly, cosmopolitan Fukuoka is tiny in comparison to Tokyo, but it beats the Japanese capital hands down with its cuisine and shopping. That’s why itis Monocle’s choice for our best retail city award.

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