Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. This month: Gentrification.
If the future of humanity lies in cities, says Dinyar Godrej, then it follows that inhabitants of every strata must have a right to it.
Marta Vidal talks to Maria Augusta, 85, who lives in fear of eviction since her building was sold to a company planning to invest in short-term rentals.
Peter Yeung reports on the politics of street food in Bangkok - an informal industry currently under threat from the forces of gentrification.
Two artists have invented a saint to protect residents from gentrification. Yohann Koshy reports.
Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
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Agony Uncle | Decolonize now | September, 2023 |
Whose city? | The right to the city | July, 2019 |
Portugal: tourists, tourists everywhere | Building a new internationalism | March, 2019 |
Thailand: Fry another day | Trade in Turmoil | January, 2019 |
Anti-gentrification saint | Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent | December, 2017 |