Urban Spaces
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How a Colombian city’s ‘green corridors’ turned the clock back on global warming
The development of plant-and tree-filled spaces connecting parks, vertical gardens and hills cooled the city dramatically within three years.
Peter Yeung, The Human Journalism Network
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More than interesting buildings, it is a city’s public spaces that affect the lives of people
Everyone benefits from public space and infrastructure being seen as public goods, not commodities.
Haim Yacobi, The Conversation
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Mumbai’s Sunday Streets initiative could help residents reimagine safer, accessible public spaces
Such programmes create a sense of belonging for citizens and act as powerful tools to facilitate discussions about safer mobility and better public spaces.
Akhila Suri & Tanushree Venkatraman
Trending
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BJP moves Supreme Court against Calcutta HC order restraining derogatory ads about Trinamool
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Farmers, inflation, army: Why the BJP is facing public anger in Haryana
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Yogendra Yadav says BJP won’t get majority, Prashant Kishor predicts 300+. What’s their reasoning?
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Thriller: When a photographer witnesses a murder, he turns to a detective to confess his own crimes
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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The Central Vista project worsens the urban conditions that make Delhi brutally unsafe for women
It repeats the mistakes of colonial and post-independence planners, entrenching design that begets violence against women.
Amritha Ballal
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London’s fire-breathing demon and Beijing’s ghostly night bus: Where do urban legends come from?
They create hidden geographies in our cities and enrich our experience of them.
Karl Bell, The Conversation
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Putting women on the map: Feminist cartographers are filling in urban design data gaps
Women mappers tend to add services such as hospitals, toilets and domestic violence shelters, often overlooked by men.
Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Video
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Yona Friedman (1923-2020): The man who combined architecture and mathematics to map ‘utopian cities’
The architect’s conception of the Spatial City is arguably his most foundational work.
Theodora Vardouli, The Conversation
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Migrants looking for a better life in Indian cities continue to be shadowed by caste bias
From division of labour, housing and access to public facilities – caste determines everything.
Priyansha Singh, IndiaSpend.com & Chitra Rawat, IndiaSpend.com
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Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai are among the least inclusive cities in the world
Not only are they lagging behind cities in developed countries but they are also trailing behind major cities in other emerging markets.
Sanaya Chandar, qz.com
The Reel
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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‘Barah X Barah’ review: A ponderous look at slow death in Varanasi
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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ review: Come for the back story and stay for the insane stunts
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Moving Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta will only worsen the country’s problems
The relocation will increase the risk of fires in Borneo, the site of the new capital, without solving Jakarta’s environmental problems.
Luca Tacconi, The Conversation
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Across the world, privately owned cities have everything – except accountability
A privatised city is easier to build because it removes power from people and communities and centralises it into the hands of one person or corporation.
Samira Shackle
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HDFC spikes: Mumbai’s tony Pali Hill also uses hostile design to deter workers, hawkers from sitting
Metal barbs outside the bank’s Fort branch to keep away homeless people weren’t an exception. India’s elite use many strategies to fend off the marginalised.
Vidyadhar Date
The Field
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IPL 2024: Shahbaz, Abhishek restrict Rajasthan Royals to book final spot for Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Boxing, World Olympic Qualifiers: Sachin Siwach wins opening round bout in Bangkok
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Tennis: Somdev Devvarman on Rafael Nadal’s French Open swansong – ‘Retirement is inevitable’
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Archery, World Cup Yecheon: Compound mixed team reaches final; Deepika Kumari enters recurve semis
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Cricket: Jay Shah denies Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer claims of being approached for India coach job