カテゴリー: Cities
Residents say they are trapped in their own homes as the country grapples with the expanding outbreakConstruction workers are putting together the final touches on the Changying coronavirus isolation ward in Beijing, drilling holes in a brick wall for …
Amazon have arrived in force in rapidly expanding Hyderabad, with designs on the currently almost non-existent Indian e-commence marketThe futuristic lobby of the new Amazon building in Hyderabad feels as though it should have a permanent orchestra bla…
The Garbage Cafe in Ambikapur, India, is helping to tackle the country’s plastic waste problem – and their novel idea is catching onOn bad days, when his employer made some excuse for not paying him his paltry daily wage, Ram Yadav’s main meal used to …
From a national flag to sporting heroes, what will breakaway Bougainville need to become the world’s newest state?Bougainville has voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea, but what happens next when you want to become an independent…
The Union Carbide factory explosion remains the world’s worst industrial accident – but as its dreadful legacy becomes increasingly apparent, victims are still waiting for justice The residents of JP Nagar have no way to escape their ghosts. This ramsh…
Photographer Judah Passow has documented those were affected by the Bhopal disaster 35 years ago, which killed an estimated 25,000 people ad has left more than 150,000 suffering from chronic medical conditionsJudah Passow has waived his fee for this wo…
The illustrated city: Gleaming skyscrapers are springing up, but a wander through this Indian city’s labyrinthine by-lanes still reveals glimpses of the pastUrbanisation and globalisation have swept sleepy Pune off its feet. This city in Maharashtra, w…
From heaving traffic and dense crowds to car-free and tranquil: that’s the vision for Chandni Chowk. But is it achievable?The Champs Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, but you could say the French were beaten to it by the Mughals. …
With another 2.5 billion urban dwellers predicted within the next 30 years, should we expand existing cities? Or is there a case for starting afresh?Do you live in a city planned from scratch? Share your storyPeople have been building new cities from s…
Bahria Town promises Pakistan’s middle classes respite from traffic, terror attacks and blackouts – local villagers are fighting to be heard by developersFronted by a dramatic gated arch, its roads fringed with neatly trimmed hedges, palm trees and lus…