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Editorial

Urban Noise – Nuisance or Necessity?

Karl Dickinson - January 23, 2024

Proving humans’ unparalleled capability for confounding logic, the daylight hours of 31 December in Graz were punctuated with the whizz-pop of fireworks. The magical glittery hues may have been lost to an unseasonal sunny backdrop,...

Editorial

Are Public Festivals Damaging Urban Parks?

Karl Dickinson - May 28, 2024

Because of the population density, cities are a concentration of the best and worst of everyday human behaviour. Nowhere is this more evident than at celebrations that infringe on urban parks. With the warmer weather of...

Car-Free

Train Drain: Why We Shouldn’t (Always) Travel Sustainably

Karl Dickinson - April 23, 2024

Sustainability needs a warning label. The somewhat tongue in cheek Godwin’s law suggests that in any online discussion going on long enough, someone will make a comparison with the Nazis. In a similar way, it...

Inclusive Cities

Tactile Paving: Improving Accessibility Through Design

External Content - August 26, 2021

If you ever happen to look down while walking city streets, you may have noticed that there’s a whole world of design beneath our feet. Blind and partially sighted people face barriers and dangers while...

Migration

The Challenges of Urban Migration in European Cities

Karl Dickinson - December 6, 2023

Migration is a complex and divisive topic. Multiple political, economic, social, even environmental factors contribute to the discourse – not to mention a minefield of misinformation. For better or worse, these influences affect migrants’...

Migration

Why is the Integration of Migrants Important in European Cities?

Karl Dickinson - December 6, 2023

The recent research conducted in response to JPI Urban Europe’s Urban Migration call offers a greater understanding of what the arrival of new populations means for the functioning of European cities, and what forces...

Guest Article

How to Make Public Spaces Inclusive for an Ageing Society

Ignacio Foyatier - June 18, 2021

How does the design of public spaces influence mental health? Could urban design reduce isolation and loneliness and increase accessibility and mobility? “Rosario is also its older adults”, a pilot project in Rosario, Sante...

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