Air pollution inequality widens between rich and poor nations
Rich cities have improved, but pollution in poorer countries is still rising and kills 7 million people a year globally, WHO data reveals
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The dysfunctional megacity: why Dhaka is bursting at the sewers
Cities can be dense without being overpopulated. But in the world’s most crowded city, the drains can’t cope – creating a grim new job
Read moreWhat would an entirely flood-proof city look like?
The wetter the better. From sponge cities in China to ‘berms with benefits’ in New Jersey and floating container classrooms in the slums of Dhaka, we look at a range of projects that treat storm water as a resource rather than a hazard
Read moreWhere is the world’s densest city?
Evenly spread over all of the world’s mountains, deserts and other terrains, we would be standing 150 metres away from our nearest neighbours. In the most densely populated cities – from Dhaka to Medellin – we’re right on top of them
Read more12 ways to turn water from waste to resource
As 80% of the world’s wastewater flows untreated into the environment, we asked an expert panel to discuss how to promote water reuse
Read moreBrick Lane in the 80s: before it became Banglatown
Raju Vaidyanathan’s photographs of east London’s famous street market area in the 80s capture how much it has changed
Read moreAn insider’s guide to Leicester: if it’s good enough for Richard III …
With the Premier League win and the discovery of a monarch’s remains, it’s been an astonishing few years for ‘the lost city’. Ben Ravilious shows us around the curry pubs, comedy and covered markets
Read more‘London isn’t just one people’: the international families at home in the capital
People from every country on the planet live in London, and one Magnum photographer is on a mission: to capture them all. How do his subjects feel about Brexit and belonging?
Read moreWhich are the most corrupt cities in the world?
Cities around the world – from Mogadishu to London – are under the spotlight for corruption, with heightened focus following the Panama Papers leak. But what does urban corruption look like – and how is it measured?
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