Brilliant and beautifully written piece by @ligayamishan on Manhattan’s Chinatown, where life, culture, history and Western fetishisation intermingle https://t.co/2K7oiRjQf1 @tmagazine
What can we do about gentrification and displacement? @LorettaCLees and @jbrownsaracino host a major conference tackling the question on 26–28 Oct at @BU_Tweets, for academics, activists & others https://t.co/2kdH4JeymB
"History, antiquity, green spaces and people’s rights to land and memories are being sacrificed, as the soul of the city itself seems to decamp towards the new buildings on its outskirts" @NesrineMalik
https://t.co/OPDSXxlrNd
"Community gardens seem to have potential to mitigate many problems of our era: loneliness, ageing populations, obesity, poor mental health, lack of exercise, concrete cities and overstrained health services."
https://t.co/IaQ5Vsr8Wr
A recent study found that Bangkok residents need to travel at least 4.5km on average to reach the nearest green space. A new initiative aims to change that (via @fairplanet) https://t.co/AlId6HFDRb
‘Despite its reputation as the most livable city in the world, Copenhagen is also a place full of contradictions and economic disparity’ (@Domusweb)
https://t.co/20I5fKgUC4
“This place is in deep trouble. There’s no way developers will allow it to stay in the hands of low-income population groups.”
Miami’s Little Haiti neighbourhood faces displacement (via @nytimes) https://t.co/tZAYBBDyEH
Barcelona's pedestrian-oriented 'Superblocks' project, having been shown to improve residents' mental health, is being expanded (@POLITICOEurope) https://t.co/14NQIzuakZ
Socially sustainable places facilitate sharing of equitable resources and services, collaboration and collective action, and self-sufficiency – all ways of living that help achieve a greener society
https://t.co/wNK2XhMJKv
‘Government officials, residents, and researchers are divided on whether the proposed preservation tool serves as a safeguard against gentrification or an instrument of it’ (@HoustonChron) https://t.co/dIthtDpUuW
‘Several cities across the world are now reinventing themselves to make life better for all residents — and in the process, carving a path for the rest of us to solve some of the most pressing urban design challenges’ @JennaSchnuer
https://t.co/hPJfKJUxdn
According to research in the UK, urban residents are 64% more likely than rural residents to engage frequently in active travel – and the more active travel a person does, the better their mental health. https://t.co/PuxDms6Z06