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Arab Cities

Lessons from Amman

Population density in Amman (Source: Metropolitan Amman: Comprehensive Climate Plans, November 2020) I am a big fan of the work of the urban geographer Myriam ...

Resilience

Resilience

The Role of Technology in City Resilience

I’ve found myself reflecting on the role of technology more these days. It is definitely a means, not an end, in my world, and it ...

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development

What if? A short piece…

… on Sustainable Cities of course! Thank you Voices of Future Generations for the chance to write for a younger audience… thoroughly enjoyed the experience ...

Climate Change

Climate Change

Changing the 20th century paradigm for Arid Cities

I wrote my latest piece for Nature of Cities on the work we have undertaken at Arup on planning and designing a more sustainable future ...

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Air quality…easily the greatest threat

The current main concerns with air quality in Abu Dhabi are the high ambient concentrations ...
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Green space in the desert?

I had the pleasure of attending the MESL conference this week.  There was one message ...
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