Entries by Will Doig | Next City
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Nigeria Will Soon Be Bigger Than the U.S. and Other Mind-Boggling Projections
A report released today by the UN shows that the developing world is growing even faster than we thought — and that the end of this century will look radically different than today.
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How Urban Sprawl Is Creating Echoes of Apartheid in Cape Town
During Apartheid, land use policies were used to keep blacks and whites separate. By continually expanding the city’s official urban perimeter, politicians today are doing something similar.
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As Urbanization Changes the Way We Get Sick, Health Care Adapts
A pilot program in a Rio favela is attempting to address the changing medical needs of cities with nimbler care and a focus on chronic disease.
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The Playful Secret Behind the Places You Want to Be
Cities need play time, too.
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Two Weeks in Photos
Our fortnightly roundup of photos from our blogs, from street vendors in Bangkok to moto-taxi drivers in Accra.
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Do U.S. Cities Need Informal Transit?
America’s flirtations with informal transportation have proved popular. So why isn’t there more of it?
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Announcing the Informal City Dialogues
Next City is chronicling a project supported by The Rockefeller Foundation about the role of informality in developing-world cities.
