Environment
Cities are like theatres, we the actors. What part do you want to play?
Ask not whether your favourite city placed in Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey, ask what you can do for your city (and friends).
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Inside Paris’s secret gardens: How rooftop re-wilding projects are turning the city green
The busy boulevards and architecturally alluring buildings of Paris are, at first glance, unlikely to nourish green spaces - but there are plenty of people determined to bring nature to their city.
Clean-up act: The stylish solution to Bali’s waste troubles
How do you tidy up a prolifically polluted paradise? Hospitality group Potato Head has found the answer.
How AI-powered cameras are stopping wildfires in Colorado
On a hot, dry July morning, lightning sparked a wildfire in a Colorado canyon 37km south of Denver. Just 24 minutes later, first responders were at the scene dumping water from two helicopters and…
Interview: Vattenfall’s Anna Borg on navigating global energy challenges
We meet the CEO of Vattenfall, who understands that fuelling change in the energy industry requires a positive outlook.
Vesuvius and beyond: Naples leads the way in volcanology education
Students eye up potential eruptions on a ground-breaking new course.
Pulling the plug
Agnès Poirier on Paris’s doomed love affair with rental e-scooters and how life has changed post-ban.
Natural Wonders
As designers seek to lower environmental impact, new eco-friendly materials are coming into play. How do they stack up?
Magnetic fields
Just an hour’s drive from Japan’s capital is a secluded stay where guests can get back to nature.
The wool pack
It’s a tough, lonely job and your co-workers are always bleating. So why are students flocking to Andalusia’s shepherd school?
Man for all seasons
For renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, the most effective urban greening projects grow out of long-term thinking.
