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How City Streets Are Being Transformed During COVID-19 Lockdown
After COVID-19, some city streets might never revert to how they were before the lockdown. Global-scale lockdowns have…
Greener But Not Cleaner? How Trees Can Worsen Urban Air Pollution?
No one enjoys choking on smog, but are more trees really the answer for polluted city air? It’s…
The Mystery Of Asia’s Pollution Haze
A haze has periodically wafted over South-east Asia for 20 years. But despite rising public health concern, the…
When The Heat Is On, What Should We Do In Our Cities?
The recent spate of heatwaves through eastern Australia has reminded us we’re in an Australian summer. On top…
There’s A Problem With GDP
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. GDP is an incomplete measure.…
Zero Emissions Areas Tackle Multiple City Struggles: Why Aren’t They Everywhere?
A zero emissions area is a unique example of a climate solution that addresses urban congestion and pollution…
3 Proven Urban Designing Principles That Enhance Road Safety
Today, 55% of the population worldwide lives in cities. According to The World Bank, the number will double by…
Urban Farming: Four Reasons It Should Flourish Post-Pandemic
Since lockdown, public interest in growing fruit and vegetables at home has soared. Seed packets are flying off…
COVID-19: How Past Crises Are Helping The World’s Cities To Respond And Rebuild
In early 2018, parched by a severe drought, Cape Town rallied its residents and businesses to slash water…
How COVID Has Revealed The Need For A Rethink In Urban Planning
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of the significant flaws in our urban infrastructure, and highlighted our lack…
COVID-19 Has Created More Cyclists: How Cities Can Keep Them On Their Bikes
As physical distancing measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 begin to relax in some countries and people…
What Do Smart Cities Mean For Healthcare And Nursing?
Smart cities are cities that are built upon data and automated systems. They have the ability to adjust…
10 Priorities For Health And Wellbeing In Cities
The world is developing fast. As time goes on, we live longer, more urban, and more connected. As…
Smashing The Urban Myths: How Clean Energy Builds New Cities
Our cities are hotbeds of inspiration, connection and breathtakingly brilliant ideas. They have given us so much –…
Are Shared E-Scooters Good For The Planet? Only If They Replace Car Trips
Shared dockless electric scooters, or e-scooters, transport riders over short distances in cities. Ride share companies promote them…
Mexico Turns Highways Into Stunning Vertical Gardens
To fast-track development, most cities transformed greeneries into grey concrete roads and buildings. Mexico City attempts to colour…
The Bike As A Future Mobility Solution For Cleaner Cities
The Norwegian Capital of Oslo has incorporated plans to increase the usage and number of cycles among citizens…
The Cities With The Worst Traffic Congestion
Traffic congestion is a problem of almost every city. Too many cars on the streets affect mobility, environment…
These 8 Cities Are Taking Bold Steps To Get Rid Of Cars
Cities around the world are starting to see that they’ll be cleaner, healthier, and just better overall if…
Bike-Friendly Cities Should Be Designed For Everyone, Not Just For Wealthy White Cyclists
Designing for bikes has become a hallmark of forward-looking modern cities worldwide. Bike-friendly city ratings abound, and advocates…
Will Smart Technology Solve The Urban Waste Crisis?
The migration of people into the world’s urban centres has created crisis levels of waste. According to the…
Our Changing Views Of The City: A New Urban Celebration
The celebration of the city today is widespread. Globally, many cities have fulfilled Louis Wirth’s prophesy from 1930s Chicago.…
The Good, Bad & Ugly Sides To Hong Kong, For Visitors & Residents Alike
Safe streets, efficient transport, restaurants around every corner, the Sevens – there’s lots to like about Hong Kong.…
The Wrong Location Can Offset Health Benefits Of Walking
Exposure to air pollution on city streets is enough to counter the health benefits of exercise in adults…
We Made Plastic. We Depend On It. Now We’re Drowning In It.
The miracle material has made modern life possible. But more than 40 percent of it is used just…
The 100 Million City : Is 21st Century Urbanisation Out Of Control?
Projections suggest cities will swell at an astonishing pace – but whether that means our salvation or an…
Why Australian Cities Are Crying Out For Better Planning
Although 90% of our population lives in cities, Australia lacks a national urban policy and our government provides insufficient funding…
Elephant In The Planning Scheme: How Cities Still Work Around The Dominance Of Parking Space
Car parking is expected but often unnoticed, taking up surprisingly large proportions of city space. A parking bay occupies…
Stop Saying ‘Smart Cities’
Digital stardust won’t magically make future cities more affordable or resilient. The term “smart city” is interesting yet…
Owning A Car Will Soon Be A Thing Of The Past
The idea that we will surrender our prized motors can look far-fetched. But as cities clamp down on…
What Our Cities Need To Do To Be Truly Liveable For All
Urban planners, governments and developers are increasingly interested in making cities “liveable”. But what features contribute to liveability?…
Overcoming Online Retail Delivery Congestion
Online retail continues to grow, and office deliveries are understandably popular with city workers as a convenient way…
The Emotional Joy Of Walking In The Nocturnal City
With technology whittling away at our attention spans, our sense of place is vanishing. In an extract from his…
What It’s Like to Live in the World’s Most Polluted City
Delhi, the capital territory of India, is home to unbreathable air and undrinkable water. From the skies above…
A Smart City Is, Because Its People Are.
By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in mega-cities. How all those people…
Why Cities Temperature Are Warmer Than The Countryside?
In cities, the air, surface and soil temperatures are almost always warmer than in rural areas. This effect…
“So Long, Diesel,” Said Four Cities
Four of the world’s biggest cities are to ban diesel cars from their city centres by 2025, in…
The Top 10 Cleanest Cities Of The World 2016
“Cleanliness refers to the abstract state of being clean and free from dirt both the process of attaining…
A 1987 Dream In Barcelona Reclaiming Its City For Its People
The Catalan capital’s radical new strategy will restrict traffic to a number of big roads, drastically reducing pollution…
Top 10 National Parks In The USA For Urban Escapes
Most people, even dedicated urbanites, need a break now and then from concrete jungle, round-the-clock noise, and exhaust…
A First Look Into Our Future With Urban Forestry
We know intuitively that we need trees in our cities. They enhance the public realm, provide shade, cool…
The Proven & Obvious Benefits Of Selfless Driving For Less Traffic
It’s easy to see why motor cars are such a popular form of transport: they’re private, comfortable and…
Give London’s Citizen The Freedom To Live Well
A city will struggle if it can no longer house the people who teach, clean, nurse, cook, police,…
The Global Bike Sharing Boom : Why Cities Love A Cycling Scheme
As urbanisation and modernisation reach unprecedented levels, road congestion has become a modern day menace. Heavy traffic is…
Skyway Mass Transit Making Huge Impact At La Paz
Almost two years on and the teleférico to El Alto has proved a cheap and stress-free way to…
Why We Must Learn From Sunken Cities Or Suffer Their Fate
The British Museum’s Sunken Cities exhibition is a reminder of our future. If we accept that climate change…
Why Cities And Cars Are Soon To Get A Divorce
Last month, Oslo became the first major city to announce ambitions to go car-free by 2019, pledging a…
Why Common Cycling Sense Is Still Lost Around California
Residents of Coronado, California, marched out a series of absurd anti-bike arguments that somehow won the day. Bicycle…
The New Tool Helping Cities Build Sustainably
Before constructing new infrastructure, government agencies are starting to evaluate projects’ potential economic, environmental and social impacts first…
The Sounds Of The City Reflects Its Culture And Integrity. What’s Yours?
Researchers at MIT are asking people to record the sounds of their streets, which can reveal the social…