Space and amenities
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April 24th 2013
U.S.: Maine running out of landfill space
If nothing changes, Maine is less than 20 years away from having no place in-state to dump garbage. At current rates of waste disposal, the state will run out of... -
March 28th 2013
The cost of larger families (press release)
Population Matters calls for child benefit to be limited to the first two children to address Britain’s baby boom. Britain is facing a baby boom with 250,000 more school places now... -
March 25th 2013
UK population growing faster than economy (press release)
Commentators on the Budget do not seem to have noticed that, while GDP is forecast to grow at 0.6%, the population is growing at 0.7%. While this continues, it means... -
March 19th 2013
Coping with four billion cars
The report looks at congestion and parking. What about resource use and emissions? BBC report: There are more than a billion cars in the world today - and by the middle... -
February 20th 2013
Population growth drives housing crisis (press release)
The UK's dramatic population growth projection by the Office for National Statistics – 11 million more people by 2035, equivalent to 22 more Manchesters, mostly in England, already Europe's most... -
January 30th 2013
HS2 – population growth to blame (press release)
The £33bn high speed rail plan is proving controversial because of its vast cost in an age of austerity and the impact on the countryside. Some of the reasons given in... -
December 22nd 2012 | Tags: Space and amenities
Road congestion costs UK £7-8bn a year
So, we need more roads. Why doesn't the Prime Minister say that we need fewer people? BBC report -
October 1st 2012 | Tags: Space and amenities
Traffic jams around the world
They're getting worse... BBC report -
September 25th 2012 | Tags: Space and amenities
The future of cities II – Mumbai’s slum tourism
Sitting on one of Mumbai's prime sites, Dharavi is the city's underbelly, where squalor mixes with enterprise. The area is dotted with small businesses and recycling units, sitting alongside residential enclaves. It... -
September 25th 2012 | Tags: Space and amenities
The future of cities I – Sao Paulo’s 180km traffic jams
Next time you complain about being stuck in traffic, spare a thought for the drivers in Brazil's biggest city, which has some of the worst congestion problems in the world. Friday...
