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THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN

EDITIORIAL

“NOT APPROPRIATE FOR STAYING MORE THAN A FEW HOURS A DAY”

Swim City

Capetown • That Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world is not contested. With Table Mountain as a backdrop and encircled by the mountain’s flanks, the city bowl, in the middle of which are the sprawling public gardens originally established by the Dutch East India Company to supply fresh produce to their ships on the way to the East Indies, looks out across the harbour, northwards toward the rest of Africa.

Parkour Generations

Work-Life City • Achieving the right work-life balance is not a trivial matter and depends on a variety of factors, some of which are not immediately obvious. To keep workers motivated and productive, it pays not only for companies but also for cities to promote a healthy work-life balance. After all, sick individuals can no longer perform at all.

And the Winner is… Oslo

Income and Health • Poverty makes people sick. As striking as this statement sounds, it is just as real for many people around the world. Although access to the best possible healthcare is enshrined in the human rights of the United Nations, there is still a high degree of inequality in healthcare internationally. And the differences are not just along geopolitical lines. Conditions within a country also diverge widely due to socioeconomic differences. What responsibility does the metropolis have in this?

Looking for Your Happy Place?

The Benefits of Sports and Outdoor Spaces in the City

Urban Games

The Open-Hearted

Baby Steps

What Would the Ultimate Child-Friendly City Look Like?

THE PRIVILEGE OF MISSING OUT • For many people, quality of life depends to a large extent on their social contacts. People literally throw themselves into social interactions in order to improve their lives, to ensure they are not lonely, to not miss out on anything. FOMO, the fear of missing out and the fear of feeling lonely has become a serious urban issue. Loneliness is a great health hazard for the human body. Yet we should not forget to also celebrate being alone. An assessment.

A Day in the life of Elon

The Paid Activist

Race and Place

Commuting and Mental Health

Long Live the Bike

The Solution Builders

Safer Cities

Daring Utopia

Sky High Standards

Working From Home: How it Changed us Forever

No Home but the Best Home

Contributors

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Horizontal Climbing Net

Work-Life-Binga

Always in Charge

CITY GAME CHANGERS

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