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On a continent with particularly soft international borders, the success (or failure) of cities in navigating the recession has remained largely unexamined.
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What Are the Building Types of the 'Prosumer' Society?
If we're all being put to work as consumers in the production of the things we buy, it must be having an effect on the landscape of our cities.
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Rankings
America's Most and Least Diverse Metros
A new study finds ethnic and racial diversity increasing across all types of communities.
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Videos
Could Co-Ops Help Solve Our College Grad Employment Crisis?
Students who participate in these programs have greater responsibility and a better chance of full-time employment.
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Urban Wonk
The Death - and Life - of Small Downtown America
Malls and highways killed town centers. Can smart design bring them back?
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Rio's Biggest Prostitution Crackdown in a Generation
Before it hosts the World Cup and the Summer Olympics, the city is taking aim at brothels long popular with tourists.
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Rankings
The World's Leading Cities for Fashion
The places with a disproportionate impact on what gets made, admired, and sold.
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Keep Local Food in Local Grocery Stores
How we can move beyond farmer's markets to a truly localized food system.
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Can Charlotte Rise Again?
The mayor's ambitious redevelopment plan faces steep hurdles in gaining support from a politically divided city.
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In Search of a Uniform Way to Define the City
To understand and compare modern metropolises, city borders just don't cut it.
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City on the Brink: Charlotte's Recession-Era Unraveling
The U.S. financial meltdown, coupled with a major education crisis, left the city reeling.
