By 2050, 66 per cent of the world’s population will live in metro areas. That rapid urbanization has made cities a focus of active experimentation and intellectual energy. In this special report, we look at the role urban universities play – for better and worse – in their communities, new insights into the history and future of cities, and the barriers that get in the way of good research.
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CITIESWhen Universities Swallow Cities
Is it in the public interest to have giant urban campuses freeload off their neighbors’ taxes? -
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How the Government Segregated America
A new book recounts the forgotten history of housing discrimination. -
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The New Urban Science
Big data and big dollars are transforming the field. But scholars are struggling to keep up. -
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A Fragile Urban Consensus
Economists and sociologists finally agree: Where people live matters. Now comes the hard part. -
The Review
Power to the Cities
Cities birthed democracy. They must reassert themselves to preserve it, argues the late Benjamin Barber in his final book. -
Cities
The Neighborhood University
Five scholars on what their universities owe their local communities.
