Cities need clear limits and targets on urban sprawl to understand whether planning tools like greenbelts and denser ...

Urban renewal has been positioned as a key pillar in China's near-term economic and social planning, with the country's next five-year blueprint calling for its vigorous implementation and the recent ...

Urbanization is the defining global phenomenon of this century. For the first time in history, more than half the world’s population lives in urban areas. Between 2000 and 2030, in developing ...

Barbara Norman is Emeritus Professor at the University of Canberra and has received funding from the Australian Research Council, the Australian and ACT Governments and the Bushfire and Natural ...

The 9th edition of the “Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development (UPADSD)” conference extensively covers a multitude of topics that pertain to sustainable design practices ...

On October 8, 2025, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) observed World Habitat Day in New Delhi under the theme, ‘Urban Solutions to Crisis’. The event spotlighted programmes such ...

So it’s to be expected that, as the world becomes more urban, the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a target devoted to “Sustainable Cities and Communities.” And with ...

The government in 2022 inaugurated a task force on Re-engineering and Transformation of Urban Development whose overall goal is to come up with ideas on how to make our cities and urban areas more ...

Liu Tai Ke, renowned as the father of urban planning in Singapore, passed away on January 18, 2023, at the age of 87. His immense contributions to the city’s development have left an indelible mark on ...

Bong County native and urban development specialist Kusee L. Armstrong has renewed calls for Liberia to adopt geospatial driven development strategies as a means of addressing youth unemployment, ...