NEW YORK, May 9, 2010 — -- On a teeming street in Mumbai's Dharavi slum, amid a colorful swirl of sweet lime carts and red-clay pottery, Pastor Bala Singh brings an assortment of buckets to ...

In Vietnam, Vinhomes Green Paradise Can Gio represents a rare effort to place the social factors at the heart of the strategy ...

All cities have gone through the ebb and flow of social distancing and lockdowns, with regulations repealed as cases decline and hurriedly re-imposed when cases return. But few urban residents likely ...

Trees in urban areas can lower residents' blood pressure, reduce stress and contribute to an overall sense of well-being. But did you know they can also save cities money? In the world's megacities, ...

While only about 3% of the world’s land area is covered by urban areas, cities account for around 70% of worldwide CO2 emissions, about two-thirds of global energy demand, and about 80% of global GDP.

The world’s population is rapidly moving into city centers; by 2050, seven out of every 10 people on Earth will live in a city. But not every city will be a megacity–defined as an urban area with over ...

Humanity is experiencing a new phase of globalisation, one profoundly impacting migration and driving unprecedented urban ...

Amid growing asset disparities within the generation in their 20s and 30s due to the "dual gap" between the capital region ...

Rapid urbanization is one of the major forces shaping our global economic future. A century ago, it was almost unfathomable that any person would want to live in a city with 10 million other people, ...

It’s easy in America to think of trains with lots of nostalgia and little else. We are so firmly grounded in the culture of cars that when we envision our future of transportation, we can’t see the ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- In one city block, future Soldiers could find themselves in an intense gunfight with enemy militants. In another, Soldiers might crawl through debris to rescue trapped residents or ...