[URBAN NOTE] Five notes about cities: Airbnb, NIMBYism, sinking, soil, anti-tours and Jane's Walk

[rfmcdonald]

• This article at The Conversation examines the adverse effect of Airbnb on urban housing markets worldwide.


• CityLab looks at how NIMBYism advanced to the point of blocking progress in cities generally.


• JSTOR Daily looks at how many vulnerable cities, especially on shorelines, are at risk of sinking.


• Oliver Milman at Guardian Cities looks at how New York City, and other metropolises, are starting to study the soil they lie over. (I compost; at least I try to.)


• Oliver Balch at Guardian Cities takes a look at anti-tours, tours of cities which self-consciously consider elements and areas of urban life often overlooked by regular tourists. (I love the mention of Jane's Walk--I went to the very walk by Union Station mentioned in the article!)