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Uruguay’s coastal ecosystems face numerous threats – water pollution, population density, gentrification, tourism. In this article the authors explore how the social movement Red Unión de la Costa organises to address these threats.

Cities • 26.08.2021

Transformation or Gentrification? The Hazy Politics of the 15-Minute City

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By: Joe Herbert

The idea of the ‘15-minute city’ has recently gained traction amongst policy-makers as an urban innovation with the potential to address intersecting social and ecological challenges of the post-COVID world. But its lack of an embedded politics presents a danger as much as it does an opportunity.

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