In the unequal distribution of birds and other species, ecologists are tracing the impact of bigoted urban policies adopted decades ago.
Tag: Area Planning and Renewal
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China Wants to Bulldoze ‘Urban Villages’ to Revive the Economy
The halting revitalization of one “urban village” in Shenzhen shows the challenges of fixing a national property crisis after years of overborrowing.
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Why the Bronx Voted Republican for the First Time in a Generation
Was the Democratic incumbent — called the ‘Benedict Arnold’ of Throgs Neck in an ad — punished for allowing new construction?
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As Coal Plants Shutter, a Chance to Redevelop ‘the Gates of Hell’
Developers are combining new strategies with state and federal funds to turn decayed power plants once considered a blemish into potential assets for economic growth.
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How Chelsea Became the Unlikely Center of the Art World
The art business took over a neighborhood on the Far West Side of Manhattan previously known as Gasoline Alley. Then the city turned the area into a ‘monument to real estate developers.’