7 Oct,2022 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
I’ve written numerous times on this blog about the value refugees can bring to their adopted homes, but these benefits are by no means guaranteed. This was highlighted by research from the University of South Australia, which shows how communities need adequate...
27 Jul,2022 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
Across the world, urban populations are growing, with cities sucking in people from rural areas in the search for jobs and a better life. Despite the supposed stampede away from cities during the Covid pandemic, it’s a trend that is likely to continue in the...
20 Jan,2021 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
As governments attempted to grapple with the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, austerity politics was a common approach to try and balance the books after a prolonged period of extensive spending to prop up the financial system. While this has been widely spoken...
25 Nov,2020 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
As remote working has boomed during COVID-19, the rise in the number of people working from home has prompted many to reconsider where they wish to live. It’s causing what new research from the University of Utah refers to as “Zoom Towns”, which are...
10 Nov,2020 | Happy, The Horizons Tracker by Adi Gaskell
Entrepreneurship is something we traditionally associate with large cities. Indeed, a few years ago, entrepreneur James Liang argued in his latest book The Demographics of Innovation, that as cities grow, they enjoy numerous advantages. He argues that demographics...