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I t is difficult, in Dubai, to avoid the enthusiasm for property. Not a day goes by without the announcement of a new ...

As new residents flock to the state, Audubon and allies launch an effort to help communities save fast-disappearing city ...

A National Geographic special issue examines the way we've been building cities. "Rethinking Cities" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic issue on "Cities: Ideas for a ...

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The Ford Model T is often praised as the car that put America on wheels, but its legacy is far more complicated. Beyond its revolutionary production line, the Model T shaped urban sprawl, pollution, ...