Urbanism
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Better together
Could a co-operative housing estate in Switzerland be the model for a new way of living, helping city dwellers escape high rents? We head to Mehr als Wohnen to find out.
Worthy investment
Making a profit and a positive contribution to society needn’t be mutually exclusive. We meet five investors funding businesses that make a difference, from envelope-pushing art to greening-up city life.
Cities
Oslo’s governing mayor on how to green a city, a Mexican city gets a rebrand, car-sharing in Slovenia and Berlin’s rooftops are blooming.
Editor’s letter
Our editor in chief wants to open your eyes to a little hotel in South Tyrol that's setting the benchmark in hospitality for its efforts in the community.
Europe
Greece’s smart city, Poland’s left-wing mayor (and potential future president) and Lisbon’s street art.
Space race
We rarely notice street furniture, yet the design of chairs, bins and bike racks has a profound effect on our cities. We meet the designers enhancing our urban mood and surroundings.
Big ideas
Urban transformation often begins on a local scale, as these inspiring initiatives prove
Back on top
A cable-car service has been brought back to life in Sarajevo. We hitch a ride in a city on the up.
Still waters
Kavala, a northern Greek harbourside community, has stayed small thanks to its compact geography. Formerly Roman and Ottoman, today it’s an experiment in reviving urban life led by homegrown hospitality entrepreneurs.
Quality of Life Survey: Metropolis now
You want a city that’s well run, delivers on life’s essentials and is fun too? This is our ranking of the top 25 in the world.
