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Team work

Fire, police and ambulance services are essential to any well-run city. Monocle joins teams in Helsinki, Hong Kong and Ballarat to see how three of the world's best emergency services keep their cities safe.

  • Issue #75
  • 7 min read
Team work
Travel and restaurants

Better together

From Taipei’s tree-lined streets to London’s quiet squares and Santiago’s sunny spots, we tour three global neighbourhoods that offer an excellent quality of life away from the relentless roar of the city.

  • Issue #75
  • 9 min read
Better together
Design

Let’s get together

Cities work when they let people meet. They are less about the buildings than the bits in between. Monocle embarks on a global tour of the best outdoor spaces for sunshine and salutations.

  • Issue #75
  • 7 min read
Let’s get together
Entrepreneurialism

Land lovers

A new wave of entrepreneurs is trading city life for the countryside. We meet the people finding success in everything from Japanese heirloom vegetables to British seaweed skincare and German schnapps distilling.

  • Issue #75
  • 11 min read
Land lovers
Politics

Europe

Leipzig's stocks rises to rival Berlin, Vienna gets into the (walking) zone and Moscow moves to tackle traffic.

  • Issue #75
  • 3 min read
Europe
Media

Observation

Editor in chief Tyler Brûlé introduces Monocle's South Tyrol-themed issue, discussing goat herding, Forst beer and the region's unique appeal.

  • Issue #75
  • 5 min read
Observation
Affairs

Quality of Life Cities

Monocle takes a cinematic look at the top cities in our 2014 Quality of Life Survey. We spotlight Copenhagen at number one, Tokyo as our top Asian city and Vancouver leading the way in…

  • Film
  • 6 min watch
A house overlooking the river.
Urbanism

Observation

Any train station benefits from the presence of handsome outlets selling newspapers and coffee, says Tyler Brûlé. So where have they all gone?

  • Issue #74
  • 4 min read
Observation

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