The Urban Solutions Journal publishes innovative solutions from cities all over the world for urban planners, architects, governments, and anyone interested in more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient cities – from participatory budgeting and street art projects in Latin America to car-free neighbourhoods in Europe.  

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Edited by Laura Puttkamer, journalist with ten years experience reporting on how to create better cities – always focused on bringing nature into human-centric spaces 

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Affordable Housing and Participation

Urban October 2017 is all about affordable houses, which I look at in a bit more detail in this article.a ...

Citizen Jane – Battle for the City

A summary and short review of this documentary about the great urban writer Jane Jacobs and her struggles to maintain ...

Voices from Manchester

How does one encourage participation in the creation of the myth of a city? ...

Women and the City

Women's participation in urban planning and the momentum of social media can help to create safer cities for women ...

urb.im – a network for just and inclusive cities

Introducing this network of 24 cities worldwide learning from each other's innovations ...

ParCitypatory’s First Birthday!

A look back at one year of parCitypatory ...