urban development
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Metro areas can grow and cut emissions at the same time. Here’s how.
Cities have a problem: They’re trying to slash their carbon emissions while, at the same time, growing rapidly. Take the region that includes Baltimore and Washington, D.C., for example: In the next two decades, it’s projected to add nearly 1.5 million jobs and grow by over half a million households. Meanwhile, Washington, D.C. set a […]
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Can capitalism, conservation, and cosmopolitanism coexist? Here’s what I learned.
Evidence suggests that there is not just a moral, but a practical imperative to fight poverty.
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“True Detective” wants to remind us that sometimes L.A. is just the worst
The third episode of this blighted season delves into the parts of the city that are far, far uglier than freeways and industrial pollution.
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What’s the greenest megacity? Hint: Not NYC
A look at megacity "metabolism" reveals how many resources these urban hubs devour and which ones could use a diet.
