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Plastic-free Penzance: The UK's most eco-friendly town? →

October 10, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Penzance became the first town in Britain to receive “plastic free” status for its crackdown on single-use plastic. Fishermen collect litter at sea, schoolchildren march about climate change, and organic vegetables are grown to feed the homeless. Could this be the UK's most eco-friendly town? BBC NEWS

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October 10, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
penzance, UK, plastic-free, urban policy
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Drive-thru brothels: why cities are building 'sexual infrastructure' →

September 02, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

From covered stalls for prostitution in Germany to community centres for sex workers in New Zealand, some cities now include sex work in their urban policy. THE GUARDIAN

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September 02, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
sex work, urban policy
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