The battle for Red Rock Canyon is lost. The national conservation area is still there, still breathtaking, still red—but it’s increasingly hemmed in by encroaching urban sprawl. It’s tempting to pin ...

Life in the city paints a complex picture. Just as often as we think of urban areas as being plagued with inadequate amenities, low standards of living, and inequitable distribution of resources, we ...

A study by ISGlobal identifies the four city types in Europe and compares their carbon emissions, mortality rates and environmental quality. Cities of this type tend to facilitate short-distance ...

What types of cities exist in Europe and which are more favourable in terms of human health, environmental quality and carbon footprint? To answer these questions, a study led by the Barcelona ...

Melbourne’s strategic planning history has largely overlooked the contribution of Ruth and Maurie Crow. The Crows were early champions of functional mix and compact urban development. They didn’t ...

In order to shape the future development of Ahmedabad, the first meeting of 15 working groups, focussing on 15 urban issues, was held at the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) office on ...

A compact city, or city of short distances, is an urban planning concept that promotes relatively high residential density. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/ Mint(Ramesh Pathania/ Mint) Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad ...

Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation is announcing the design competition for "Seoul Compact City International Design Competition" to reconnect the disconnected areas and the development and ...