The “Equitism Tower” is the symbol of City of Telosa What happens when the fate of a new city is handed to its inhabitants? This is the overarching concept behind City of Telosa, a project from Danish ...

Urban sustainability aims at promoting better social, economic, and environmental conditions in cities without burdening future generations. Most of the current and future urban growth is predicted to ...

For urban resilience and public health, these technologies aim to enhance the ability of urban areas to withstand and recover from various challenges such as extreme heatwaves, while promoting the ...

This contemporary business district demonstrates how thoughtful urban planning can create a comfortable environment for both ...

Cities are expected to track sustainability progress with data that are often incomplete, outdated, or available only at national level. New research led by IIASA in collaboration with UN-Habitat ...

When we talk about climate adaptation, conservation or sustainability, we often assume that resilience is something everyone ...

Sustainability is sometimes spoken about in distant terms: targets, frameworks, transition plans, and long-term commitments.

Written by Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Published on July 31, 2024 Medellín's urban plan focuses on answering how urban planning can improve people's quality of life. By developing its proposal, the ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the past decade. More than ...

Cities are never truly complete and done; instead they are always changing, always evolving. One positive change is the rise of regenerative cities—urban centers designed to have a restorative ...

This activity was supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation under award number 13-105685-000-USP, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under award number ...