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Health: Shaping Cities for Well-Being The “Health” section of Urban Frontier Insights delves into the pivotal intersection of urban planning and public health, emphasizing the critical role cities play in fostering physical, mental,
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Climate and Resilience: Building Sustainable Urban Futures Welcome to the “Climate and Resilience” category of Urban Frontier Insights, where we focus on the critical intersection of urban development, climate adaptation, and disaster resilience.
URBAN STORIES
Architecture - October 24, 2026
The Stoic Wall Residence by LIJO.RENY.architects:
Architecture - October 24, 2026
The House That Meets the River
Photo Essay - October 24, 2026
Life Around the Edges
Governance - October 24, 2026
Enough for Need, Not for Greed:
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Whose Square Is It? Protest, Public Space and the Governance of Dissent
In 2025 corruption, government overreach and economic hardship drove large anti-government protests around the world [1]. Young people led many
Who Answers for the Agent? AI Agents, City Governance and Public Safety
AI agents are now entering city governance. In March 2026 Germany's digital ministry launched an Agentic AI Hub that paired
Abode Jaipur by Anagram Architects: A 300-Year-Old Haveli Reimagined as a Boutique
In Jaipur’s Walled City, Anagram Architects has turned a 300-year-old family home into a calm boutique hotel, built on the
Bridge House by Wallmakers: A Habitable Suspension Bridge of Thatch and Mud
Over a 7m-deep gorge in Karjat, Wallmakers turned a list of hard constraints into a 100ft habitable suspension bridge, built
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Photo by Anton Kudryashov on Pexels
Planning for Happiness: What Contemporary Planning Theories Teach
In March 2026 Finland topped the World Happiness Report for the ninth year running, and Costa Rica rose to fourth, the highest place a Latin American country has ever reached [1]. In other words, rankings like these measure how people rate their own lives. Cities,
EDITORCHOICE
Perimeter Poems
Cover image © Brian Michael Barbeito North, east, south and west of a familiar patch of country — hawks, lakes, archways and ground that still feels feral. Prose and photographs
Orlando and Time
Cover image © Brian Michael Barbeito Birds over a hotel lake, a childhood ride remembered, and a deer standing in the sprinkler mist. Prose and photographs by Brian Michael Barbeito
Field and Forest
Cover image © Brian Michael Barbeito A walk through flaxen fields and woodland paths, where going slowly is the whole point. Prose and photographs by Brian Michael Barbeito The winds
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