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Rent and pollution by cities have been on the rise. Migration towards urban hubs has induced high demand putting pressure on a slowly increasing housing stock. As space becomes scarce, low-income tenants are pushed out of their homes. Post-neoliberal housing policies in Europe, specifically Berlin, attempt to reverse this trend. However, how can a city balance attracting investment for sustainable housing refurbishments and keep rents at a reasonable level?
Read MoreThe threat of climate change is not as instinctively terrifying as a global war or stock market crash, but the stakes are just as dire. While its consequences may seem far off, the 2 degree Celsius increase in global temperatures that scientists warn against will ravage regions which are currently on the brink; Pakistan, India, and the Middle Eastern Gulf already suffer deadly heat waves that can exceed 49 degrees Celsius, but if global warming continues on its current trajectory, then by 2070 those regions will be on the verge of being uninhabitable. Coupled with growing problems like food insecurity, a worsened climate will culminate in famine, mass migration, and potentially war, all of which destabilize the world. Global warming isn’t simply an inconvenience or a risk to economic growth, it is a national security crisis which will affect everyone.
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