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Editorial

CityChanger “Dog Poo Darren” Clark: Finding Meaning in Dirty Jobs

Karl Dickinson - April 13, 2026

Environmental health officer “Dog Poo Daren” Clark found purpose in a job no one else wanted to do. He ended up improving public spaces nationwide. About a quarter of a century ago, a story emerged...

Architecture & Design

The CityChangers Podcast #12: The Gendered City

The CityChangers Podcast - August 22, 2024

After centuries in charge, men have made a mess of our cities! Gender bias is present in almost every element of urban planning and design, from mobility networks right down to the way we build...

Architecture & Design

Creating Safer Cities: Considerations for Gendered & Nighttime Design

Karl Dickinson - August 20, 2024

If the design of urban spaces does not make us feel safe, it limits how we move around, engage with, and enjoy the city. This impacts women disproportionately, and even spaces that seem welcoming...

Greenery & Biodiversity

What is Urban Biodiversity? An Explainer

Karl Dickinson - August 27, 2025

Against the odds, cities host an incredible array of flora (vegetation) and fauna (animals). How can we ensure that they thrive and why should we bother? Biological diversity – more commonly shortened to biodiversity –...

Greenery & Biodiversity

Safety in Green Areas: It’s About People

Metka Novak - January 17, 2022

Green areas are great; they have the potential to attract a city’s residents to enjoy nature, relax, and get some much-needed fresh air. Safety, though, is a large element of that enjoyment; so how...

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...

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