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Architecture & Design

Urban Minded: Designing Cities that Support Mental Wellbeing

Karl Dickinson - May 11, 2026

Poor city design correlates with poor mental health. Urban Minded sought to involve young women, among those worst affected, in determining how planning can support wellbeing. Even a small space can produce a lot of...

Architecture & Design

Targeted Participation: A Toolkit for Involving Disengaged Groups

Karl Dickinson - May 18, 2026

From targeted participation to making it fun, the Urban Minded project shows what strategies and activities really work to involve people usually excluded from engagement processes. “One of the pitfalls of citizen participation is that...

Editorial

Salary Without a Job: The Dream of Supposedly Work-Shy Gen-Z

Jacqueline Maier - February 13, 2024

Those born between 1997 and 2012 represent the first generation growing up with smartphones – and are considered by some not to be big fans of (hard) work. If true, they’d surely welcome the introduction...

Greenery & Biodiversity

The Psychological Effects of Greenery on Modern City Dwellers

Metka Novak - September 22, 2021

We may be modern individuals living in civilized cities, but we are still creatures of nature at heart. So, how does greenery play a part in our mental well-being? Why do we seem to...

Car-Free

Car-Free: Facts & Figures

Lauren McAskie - February 24, 2021

When trying to make change happen within your city, and especially for urban mobility, it’s important to know your numbers. This article provides a summary of all the key facts and figures about car...

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