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The Economist's Global House-Price Indices
The Economist shows how world housing markets influence the world economy and launches new global house-price indices based on data for 13 developed economies nations and big cities.
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Will Transparent Concrete Transform Cities?
Bill Price of the University of Houston is experimenting with translucent concrete and is aiming for fully transparent concrete.
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Politics And Building A WTC Memorial
The politics behind building a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center.
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The Doughnut Effect On British Cities
Britain's inner suburbs are paying for the success of inner city revitalization.
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Market Forces Can Help The Environment
The impossibly-lofy "command and control" approach to environmentalism will never work. But the market can help.
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The Growth Of Private Communities
Private housing associations with covenants, conditions and restrictions are setting the rules that many middle-class Americans have live by. What is the impact of the growth of planned communities on the nation? Should we be concerned?
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Borders Matter On The Internet
Geography is being imposed on the Internet. What does this mean for cities?
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Four Big Environmental Myths Debunked
Author and statistician Bjorn Lomborg argues that the fears of environmentalists about human activity destroying the planet are unfounded. He describes four major environmental fears and presents evidence to support his arguments.
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Banning The 12 Most Deadly Chemicals
Twelve chemicals, known as the "Dirty Dozen" present a grave threat to the environment. The Bush administration is supports an international effort to ban these chemicals.
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Saving The Rainforest With Sustainable Management
The deforestation of the Amazonion rainforest has been an environmental and economic disaster. "Sustainable management" might be able to save the rainforest while yielding rich economic benefits.
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Most Expensive World Cities
What are the world's most expensive cities? The most expensive U.S. city only ranks seventh.
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No Hothouse Deal
The failure of the U.N. climate talks at The Hague to reach a consensus on global warming makes further international action on global warming unlikely and may also worsen the problems the talks were intended to tackle.
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Hothouse
Chances of a meaningful agreement at the U.N. summit on global climate change are slim.
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The Science and Politics of Global Warming
Why the U.N. summit on global warming matters.
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The Real Cost Of Dams
A new study investigates the "environmental, economic and social impacts of the world's 45,000 large dams."
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