National Geographic Magazine

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WHAT’S COMING

Cities and Solutions

DOUBLE VISION • Eight seconds is all it takes to create astounding images of the world’s busiest places.

THE BACKSTORY • CAN YOU SEE A PLACE FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES AT ONCE? YES, WITH SOME HELP.

What We Gain or Lose in Cities • INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM OR COMMUNITY INTERESTS? SOCIAL TIES OR ANONYMITY? URBAN LIFE ASKS US TO MAKE TRADE-OFFS.

HOW COULD HEALTHCARE GET BETTER?

CITIES OF THE FUTURE • PEOPLE AND NATURE COME FIRST IN THIS BOLD VISION OF A NEXT-GENERATION CITY.

YOUR HAIR DESERVES REAL BOTANICALS Botanist-Approved • Herbal Essences bio:renew is the first global hair care brand vetted and authenticated by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

HOW CITIES GOT PIGEONS

CITY BREAKTHROUGHS

WALKING TOKYO • A JOURNEY THROUGH THE RICH TEXTURES OF JAPAN’S VIBRANT, REINVENTED MEGACITY

THE FOUR-HOUR COMMUTE • HE WORKS IN SAN FRANCISCO BUT LIVES 120 MILES AWAY. MEET ANDY ROSS, SUPERCOMMUTER.

RETHINKING CITIES • TO MAKE THE MOST OF URBAN LIFE, WE’LL HAVE TO CURB OUR DEVOTION TO CARS.

THE SHAPE OF CITIES • A TALE OF FIVE CITIES AND HOW THEY GREW

A CITY RISES • CAN UGANDA TURN AFRICA’S LARGEST REFUGEE SETTLEMENT INTO AN URBAN HUB?

THE WORKING HOMELESS • THEY CAN’T AFFORD HOUSING NEAR WHERE THEY WORK, SO THEIR CAR IS HOME.

IN THE CITY’S SHADOW • WHEREVER THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE WILL BE RATS, THRIVING ON OUR TRASH.

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