Glasgow Photography Feature by Chris Leslie Chris Leslie

Possilpark

All that remains of a Tenement scheme in the north of Glasgow

The Red Road flats in North Glasgow awaiting demolition

Community activist Emily Cutts who campaigned to set up the Children’s Wood

One of the last residents of the now demolished Red Road Flats looks across the city

Abandoned streets and Fly tipping in Possilpark in the North of Glasgow

A pub in Possilpark, North Glasgow

New city centre housing in Glasgow

Gardener and local activist – Martin Goddard attending the allotments at The Children’s Wood and North Kelvin Meadow, Glasgow

A Beehive in the reclaimed meadow / Children’s Wood

New Sighthill housing estate and views across the city from the cemetery

Urban living makes us miserable. This city is trying to change that.

Glasgow Photography Feature by Chris Leslie – Glasgow has become notorious for the kind of mental and physical ills that plague city dwellers everywhere. Is urban life itself harmful to humans – or can we rethink cities so that they can help us to thrive?

A photo shoot that accompanied an essay by Fleur MacDonald about the Glasgow Effect – why Glaswegians have a 30 per cent higher risk of dying prematurely than those living in similar post-industrial British cities.

A commission by Mosaic. Full essay here >

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