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Living Cities: What do mayors want? Affordable housing
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Making tourism work for cities
Happy Thursday, city lovers! Mass tourism is cited as a major factor in skyrocketing housing prices and eroding quality of life in Europe’s urban areas. This week, …
Living Cities: Reining in short-term rentals
Happy Thursday, city lovers! Short-term rentals are a major factor in the housing crisis battering EU cities. This week, we bring you the latest on what’s being …
Living Cities: We could have been in Liège, Nice or Turin!
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Rome prepares for a papal funeral
Happy Thursday, city lovers! Millions of mourners —including hundreds of heads of state — are traveling to Rome to attend Pope Francis’ funeral this Saturday. We’re taking …
Living Cities: Will Trump be Europe’s accidental city-builder?
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Pollution in playgrounds
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By MARIANNE GROS With GREGORIO SORGI, AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES and GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View …
Living Cities: Mayors’ wish list for the EU’s affordable housing plan
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: The thrilling three’s
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Money matters
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Who killed Dublin’s club scene?
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With HUGO MURPHY, LEONIE CATER and GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View …
Living Cities: Locked down cities, five years on
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Is the housing crisis as big a threat as Russia?
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Climate threats and opportunities
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Amsterdam’s success in tackling HIV
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Can Brussels be rationalized?
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: The EU takes on housing
Happy Thursday, city lovers! Europeans have long demanded Brussels take an active role in tackling the bloc-wide housing crisis, and this week two EU institutions spring to …
Living Cities: Mr. Mayor goes to Brussels
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Europe’s cities are killing you
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …
Living Cities: Taking stock of tourist flats
A conversation on what makes a livable city. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES With GIOVANNA COI Send tips here | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browser Happy Thursday, …