Cities

Poland’s cities are emptying as those who can move out for the peace and quiet of a country life. What does a strained relationship between city and country spell for Poland’s future?

The shift to a future green transport system offers huge benefits for citizens and environment alike, but requires deep transformation.

The Polish Green co-chair reflects on the local elections ahead of 2019, a year of many elections in Poland.

Change in Poland today is part of a broader global transformation, and one which sees a deep urban-rural divide. What role can cities play in stopping the authoritarian populist wave?

Richard Florida’s critical assessment of inequality within and between cities diagnoses the problem, but fails to offer real answers.

Warsaw mayoral candidate Jan Śpiewak discusses the ways Poland’s capital needs to change.

Growing inequality has become a hallmark of many cities. For this reviewer, Richard Florida’s latest book is a worrying prescription for more of the same.

While the Trump administration tears up international accords, US cities take a stand on climate change with the support of allies around the world.

Cities should be trusted to take the lead on the integration of newcomers.

Are smart techno-managerial solutions the perfect alibi for resource extraction and inequality in our cities? We talked to author and academic Maria Kaika about the way that green technology so-called solutions are sometimes anything but, and can displace real action.