Urbanism
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Healthy cities: vim and vigour
Across the world governments and developers are waking up to the fact that healthier cities are happier ones. We touch down in three very different destinations to admire some of the best urban design…
On the make
Austria’s second city is a hub of activity – and a place of opportunity – for its young creatives.
Up the Andes
It may be near the equator but there’s nothing middling about Ecuador’s third city – hence the mountainous expat boom.
La bella vita
With its thriving businesses and close-knit community, it’s little wonder this scenic Italian town has a winning quality of life.
Driving forces
As cities become choked with traffic, new ways of keeping urban centres moving are being explored. Perhaps surprisingly, the car is still key, with the auto industry fighting back through car-sharing and more.
Building momentum
From homelessness to hurricanes, the issues that call for homes that can be thrown up swiftly and securely are diverse. It also helps if they can profit their surroundings, both financially and aesthetically.
On the move
Speedy rail links connecting the Baltics, the first nuclear-power reactor in the UAE and a sea port in Pakistan that is open for business: all are headline projects but will they work?
New direction
It hasn’t got the beguiling reputation of its coastal cousins but Australia’s capital has a lot more going for it then you might think.
Breath of fresh air
Despite being conceived in the 1960s, science-and-technology park Sophia Antipolis remains a green and pleasant blueprint for anyone wanting to do business and think big.
