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Africa/Middle East Briefing— Global
Preface
Benjamin Netanyahu's motorcade and urban regeneration in Mecca.
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01Benjamin Netanyahu
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02Mecca difference
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Affairs / Urbanism
Street talk
Issue 47
The Algiers casbah has fallen into dilapidation. But now there are plans to restore its warren of streets. Is this government generosity or a bid to discourage discord in this traditionally revolution-minded neighbourhood…
Culture / Urbanism
Berlin: cultural city
Issue 15
Berlin’s unemployment rate is dismal and its once-thriving industry is defunct. But the abandoned warehouses and power stations now provide a home for galleries and studios that are leading the European avant-garde. Monocle…
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Affairs / Urbanism
Five thinkers: the city
Issue 5
In May, for the first time in human history, the world’s population was more urban than rural. But how can we deliver quality of life to our urban environments? Here, five leading thinkers give their answers. First, the…
Design / Urbanism
Breaking the rules
Issue 45
The codes of good urban planning are common sense. But sometimes those rules are there to be broken and, as in these five examples, the results can work surprisingly well.
Business / Urbanism
Madrid: business city
Issue 15
It may lack the financial might of London or Frankfurt, but we have chosen Madrid as our business city because of its emergence as the Iberian city of opportunity, its status as gateway to Latin America, campaign to att…
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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.
Business / Urbanism
To lathe ’n’ dye in LA
Issue 64
In a city untroubled by a reputation for putting quality before surface sheen, a quiet revolution is taking place as manufacturing workshops flourish once more. Monocle visits the LA makers who are reviving the artisan…
Affairs / Urbanism
Wealth and safety
Issue 20
In 1974 residents started moving to AlphaVille, São Paulo’s first gated community. Today there are 300 around the city. While residents may have escaped from becoming entries in the city’s kidnap and murder statistics, they…
Affairs / Urbanism
Americas Briefing
Issue 55
New York's first bicycle sharing scheme is set to launch into action, a new escalator is improving the lives of Medellin's, Colombia, residents, and Peru invests in its solar energy sector.
