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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.

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October 20, 2026
Roads, Lake, Fields
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Cover photo: Brian Michael Barbeito. Barns, an old gas station made new, two churches, cows and boats and the lake
October 20, 2026
Carnival 3: Autumnal Episodic Epistolary
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Cover photo: Brian Michael Barbeito. An episodic, epistolary sequence from the metropolitan fairgrounds — coffee and a cardinal, a train
October 19, 2026
Global Energy Demand and Supply: Where We Are Heading — and How
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The world has never produced, or burned, more energy than it does today. Global energy supply grew by around 2%
October 19, 2026
The Changing Burden of the Image
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Cover: A Different Perspective. Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil · 11 October 2026. Photo: Neil Wildin. What a Photograph Proves,

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October 20, 2026

Roads, Lake, Fields

Cover photo: Brian Michael Barbeito. Barns, an old gas station made new, two churches, cows and boats and the lake behind — a walk at the edge of the sprawl in southern Ontario. Prose and photograph by Brian Michael Barbeito Setting out the ways turned

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October 20, 2026
Roads, Lake, Fields
Cover photo: Brian Michael Barbeito. Barns, an old gas station made new, two churches, cows and boats and the lake behind — a walk at the edge of the sprawl
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October 20, 2026
Carnival 3: Autumnal Episodic Epistolary
Cover photo: Brian Michael Barbeito. An episodic, epistolary sequence from the metropolitan fairgrounds — coffee and a cardinal, a train from green to grey, a remembrance among the crowds, and
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October 19, 2026
Global Energy Demand and Supply: Where We Are
The world has never produced, or burned, more energy than it does today. Global energy supply grew by around 2% in 2024, and records fell on both sides of the
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