Inequalities, cities, big data, transport and health

These are the core issues covered in five special issues of top journals this year, what I think reflects how these topics and particularly cities and social inequality have gained strong momentum in recent years.

• Nature: Science and Inequality
• Nature: a  not so  new urban agenda and the UN’s Habitat III meeting
• Science: Urban Planet
• Built Environment: Big data and the city
• The Lancet: Urban design, transport, and health

Assorted Links

1. Interactive Map showing urban growth trends between 1950-2030, by Duncan Smith
   
   
2. Pictures of 11 Abandoned Monorails (and the perfect soundtrack for that)
   
   
3. The daily routines of a few creative minds
   
   
4. David Bowie Answers the Famous Proust Questionnaire
   
   
5. A book that is subway ticket in Brazil. Great idea. via Tyler Cowen
   
   
6. Great visualization of how Americans spend their days, based on the American Time Use Survey 2014 
   
   
7. Promising research project on Urban Governance, by the team at LSE Cities
   
   
8. A study on social habits and concerns about farting and pooping
   
   
9. “All roads lead to Rome”. Beautiful visualization of shortest path trees

credit: moovellab