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Reuters The country's almost laboratory-like conditions are a perfect place to measure the effect of human urban development on temperature.
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Maps
Why Cruises Start and Stop Where They Do
What it takes to become a port city of a major cruise line.
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Knocking Down Huge Buildings Quietly, Floor by Floor
A Japanese construction company turns demolition into energy using something it calls a "big hat."
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We're In This Together: What the Dutch Know About Flooding That We Don't
The country's survival depends on water management, and its political structures allow for decisive, speedy action.
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The Top 20 U.S. Metros for Year-End 2012 Pay Increases
Houston and Seattle top one list of actual wage growth from 2011 to 2012.
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Postcard
Can't Get Enough of Giant, Gaping Holes in the Middle of Cities?
Reuters has you covered.
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Brazilian Slum Gets Its Own Currency
The "CDD" is helping residents open banks and encouraging them to shop local.
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Charts
How the Federal Government Dramatically Skews the U.S. Real Estate Market
A new report details the $450 billion annual federal investment in what gets built in America.
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7 Uses for Failing Shopping Malls
Ideas (some good, some not) for what to do with these hulking, empty retail spaces.
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Videos
Video of the Day: A Year of Fighting Fires in Detroit
In Highland Park, Michigan, a fireman records his work.
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'My Brooklyn' Tells a Story of Gentrification and Loss
The documentary takes aim at developers and city officials who smilingly insist that "change is good."

