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COVID-19
Sliding walls, hideable offices: How the pandemic could change home design
For many people, COVID-19 has changed how they view their home and what they're looking for from its design. This is how architects are responding.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
The incredibly simple solution to saving lives during a heatwave
Giving heatwaves names could help people understand the threat they pose, a move which could save lives, according to heat experts.
Cities and Urbanization
3 Inspiring Places Putting Nature First In Their Cities And Infrastructure
Future of Consumption
How to build healthy cities and communities in the post-COVID world
COVID-19 has exacerbated the weaknesses of health systems, especially in cities. This initiative is tackling disease risk and healthcare access in three.
COVID-19
How COVID-19 will change the way we design our homes
Just as the Spanish flu gave us the vanity room, which originated as a hand-washing basin just inside the home, COVID-19 will influence innovation in home design.
Future of Mobility
As people return to work, here’s how we can make commuting more inclusive and sustainable
Nearly a quarter of workers have left a job because of the commute. Here's how we can create safer, greener, more dignified journeys for everyone after COVID-19.
COVID-19
How COVID has revealed the need for a rethink in urban planning
An urban epidemiologist from Cambridge University explains how a global Marshall Plan can improve planetary health, safeguarding the future of fast-growing cities.
Infrastructure
Why COVID-19 stimulus needs to account for future infrastructure risks
Coronavirus stimulus measures should focus on projects that not only grow the economy, but also anticipate the impact of future risks like climate change.
Future of Mobility
Israel’s 'smart commuting' shows what public transport could be like after COVID-19
Here's how the COVID-19 crisis drove mobility innovation in Israel - and what's needed to keep that innovation going.
Human Rights
One billion people fear losing their home, according to a new poll
A global poll by Gallup has revealed that one billion people worldwide fear losing their home or land within the next five years.
COVID-19
How Europe can emerge stronger out of the coronavirus crisis
With social distancing measures and face mask use helping ease lockdown restrictions, EU-wide coordinated economic stimulus could aid the recovery further.
Drones
Here's how drones are transforming congested cities
With traffic pollution stretching city transport infrastructure to the limit, drone technology could alleviate traffic, supply chain and disaster response complications.
COVID-19
Will COVID-19 usher in a new culture of outdoor living and dining?
Could the pandemic kickstart a societal change where people take more time outside? A rise in active lifestyles has already been seen, with an influx of cycling in cities.
Cities and Urbanization
This man is turning cities into giant sponges to save lives | Pioneers for Our Planet
COVID-19
Traffic jams signal return to normal in New York but COVID-19 cases jump elsewhere
New York City has started to lift some restrictions, with shops, restaurants and hairdressers reopening - although some social distancing measures remain.