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WWW: Standing ground or biting the hand that feeds you?

April 26, 2017 | By Sarah Yellin

Barcelona’s war on tourism

How Barcelona is reclaiming the city for residents, not tourists in order to reinvigorate the central city and manage the hordes of tourists and industry that caters to them. Tourism may be economically beneficial but possesses a high cost for local residents and their culture.


Portland: Putting its money where its mouth is

How one city is refusing to invest in corporations that do not comply with the city’s ethics and environmental values


Rio’s Olympic legacy

A year after the Olympics and World Cup have wrapped up Rio is still suffering the consequences of overinvesting in underutilized infrastructure


 

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