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Urbanism

Cities

Croatia’s Kvarner Bay in the limelight, Buenos Aires’ mayor stands his ground and China’s cities experiment with recycling.

  • Issue #131
  • 4 min read
Colorful hillside Mediterranean town with terracotta roofs along turquoise water.
Culture

Easy does it

Start the new decade as you mean to go on. Take stock and choose the scenic route. Our gentle manifesto sketches a picture of taking it a little easier.

  • Issue #130
  • 24 min read
Easy does it
Affairs

Cities

We speak to Phoenix’s young and upcoming mayor and explore the (very) hot topic of pyrogeography.

  • Issue #130
  • 4 min read
Cities
Affairs

Building society

Colombia’s newest city, Serena del Mar, is an experiment in privately funded urbanism.

  • Issue #130
  • 12 min read
Building society
Affairs

Paddle power

As developers eye New York’s Gowanus Canal, Ed Stocker takes to the water in one of the city's grubbiest but most interesting corners.

  • Issue #130
  • 4 min read
Paddle power
Affairs

Escape plan

The country will soon have a new capital if the president’s ambitious plan comes to fruition. While there’s an argument for leaving Jakarta, would a new seat of government be an improvement?

  • The Forecast #10
  • 15 min read
Escape plan
Urbanism

Cities

Finding quality of life in Japan, Bogotá gets a metro and a suburb of Vancouver finally has a city centre.

  • Issue #129
  • 3 min read
A red and white monorail train glides along an elevated track above a urban cityscape under a bright blue sky.
Society

Japanese lessons

Impeccable service, responsible citizenship and warm hospitality are just some of the practices that make society tick in Japan. Here are 10 things the country can teach the world.

  • Issue #129
  • 5 min read
Japanese lessons
Society

Piggy in the middle

After footage of a boar attacking a man in Fukuoka emerged, the city felt compelled to respond. Monocle’s Kenji Hall joins a patrol.

  • Issue #129
  • 4 min read
A wild boar rummages through a pile of rubbish on a city street at night.
Urbanism

Cities

A mooted LA-to-Vegas rail route, Sydney’s green fringes get protection and the Big Apple’s bike rethink.

  • Issue #128
  • 1 min read
Cities

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