Transformación Urbana
Cities around the world are looking to get quieter and more peaceful
Music teacher and composer Haskell Small remembers when the noise became too much for him.
Washington-based writer and editor reporting on development, cities and property rights for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Industrias en Profundidad
This global movement is fighting food insecurity
On a recent Sunday, across the Potomac River from the U.S. capital, two pre-teen girls were dusting off a refurbished dresser near a busy road, stocked with fruit, canned goods, toothpast...
Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
Should nature be given protective rights?
For some, human rights are not enough - it's nature's turn, now.
Arte y Cultura
Why culture is the key to helping cities heal after disasters
In Bosnia, after the war in the 1990s, residents put rebuilding a 400-year-old bridge ahead of fixing their own roofs. In Nepal, repairing the nation's historic sites brought people toget...
Sociedad Civil
These US churches are creating social housing with their old buildings
With a mix of Christian charity and pragmatism, churches are quietly creating low-income housing in areas around Washington - and cities across the United States are taking notice.
Crecimiento Económico
Washington residents have come up with a new model for affordable housing
With its prime location and rapid development over the past decade, the Columbia Heights neighbourhood commands among the highest rents in the U.S. capital — already one of the most expen...
Crecimiento Económico
This innovative scheme is helping rejuvenate to US cities
When Jamil Bey wanted to move back to the Pittsburgh neighborhood where he had grown up, he found the perfect house to buy. There was just one problem - a fall in property values on that ...
Transformación Urbana
This initiative could be a surprising solution to homelessness
The past couple of years have been a roller-coaster for Maurice Cushinberry - first of homelessness, substance abuse and legal trouble, and then of sudden stability.