Industries in Depth
Lessons on urban agriculture and crisis management from Argentina
The residents of Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city, are no strangers to crises.
Madeleine Galvin is a Research Assistant on the Urban Transformation team for WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She is assisting with the development of the WRI Ross Prize for Cities, which is in its first year.
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Nature and Biodiversity
Lessons from London: How the city is tackling air pollution
Half a century ago, a lethal haze of smoke and fog, otherwise known as the Great Smog of 1952, covered London and killed as many as 12,000 people. More recently, in 2013, Ella Adoo-Kissi-...
Urban Transformation
In Nairobi, this informal settlement is changing how we adapt to floods
During Caroline Owala’s childhood, flooding during rainstorms was a normal occurrence. “When it rained, it would be very difficult for us to even sleep because the flooding would get into...
Forum Institutional
These 5 projects are addressing the climate crisis and inequality in their cities
City life can be deeply unfair. This was true before the coronavirus pandemic exposed just how differently the rich and poor are able to cope with lockdowns, from the ability to work from...
Urban Transformation
In South Africa, informal workers helped redesign a market to save it
Warwick Junction’s maze of stalls, arches and bridges can elicit wonder in any first-time visitor to South Africa’s largest marketplace. The area’s nine distinct markets are wedged betwee...
Urban Transformation
How this Turkish city went from dumping ground to destination
Many cities are looking for a new future after the decline of traditional manufacturing industries. From the American Rust Belt to Europe’s industrial heartlands, mayors are striving to r...
Urban Transformation
5 cities show what urban transformation really looks like
Urbanization is changing the face of the planet—for better and for worse.