India is not producing enough town planners to make our cities more livable

Our cities are not equipped to handle the surge in population

Bye Bye Batavia, Hullo Palangka Raya

Indonesia will shift its capital from Jakarta to the heart of Borneo for environmental reasons. Down To Earth finds that this isn't the first …

Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of

More than 25,000 delegates will meet in Quito in October to set out a New Urban Agenda for the UN, to be implemented over the next 20 years

Infographic: Sanitation & waste in Indian cities

Indian urban households lack access to safe sanitation facilities. This includes eight capital cities

World Cities Day: Clock ticking for India’s urban areas; act now, say experts

The time has come for active policies to make sustainable modes work for all income levels, they say

Only 25 cities responsible for 52% of global urban GHG emissions: Study

Cities in the developed world show higher per capita emissions, according to the study

World Water Day Special: Making a case for water-sensitive cities

Depinder Kapur, Director, Water Programme, CSE in conversation with Sukanya Nair, Media Resource Centre, CSE

Summer had not even begun when these Indian cities imposed water cuts

Down To Earth lists some prominent cities that have resorted to water rationing in the absence of any alternate sources

No fishing for eggs

Cycling v cyclist

Why do city authorities appease only the cyclist who pedals for recreation rather than support cycling as a means of transport?

Obituary: Sujit Patwardhan, India’s sustainable urban transport champion

Patwardhan founded Parisar in the 1980s out of concern for the rapid changes taking place in Pune leading to environmental degradation

Heavy metals emerging as potential threat to public health on urban beaches: Study

The research authors emphasised the necessity of regular pollutant monitoring in the marine environment

Small cities win big on waste management

When it comes to managing their waste, small cities are showing the way through key policies and strict monitoring

India, not yet a safe country for cyclists

On World Bicycle Day (June 3), let's emphasise the fact that cycling as a mode of travel can only pick up in India only when the 'smart cities' …

Changing mobility patterns, rising chronic diseases

How do we make mobility planning “Healthier”? What does Delhi teach us?

Why cities are focal areas to address climate change

Cities play a crucial source of innovation, solutions and opportunities to improve the lives of people  

Nigeria’s cities are growing fast: Family planning must be part of urban development plans

Urban poverty that already afflicts 42% of urban residents in Nigeria is set to rise

How to build your own mud house keeping these 5 things in mind?

The story of Biju Bhaskar who teaches people to make breathable houses

Africa’s free trade area offers promise for cities – but only if there’s investment

Rapid urbanisation, with an estimated 900 million people set to enter African cities in the next 30 years, creates a large upcoming consumer pool

Waste? I haven’t heard of anything like that

Waste is but an imaginary concept; a discarded shoe or a toothbrush is waste only as long as you think it as such

World Cities Day: How humans and robots can co-exist in cities

Robots are taking on more tasks in the world’s cities but create more challenges for policymakers

Book Excerpt: Tenochtitlan is testament to the Aztecs’ urban development skills

Stefan Rinke’s ‘Conquistadors and Aztecs’ dispels the myth that the Spanish conquered the Aztecs easily or simply  

Urbanisation to cause huge loss of prime farmland: UNCCD

Between 1.6 and 3.3 million hectares of such land could be lost by 2030, estimates the United Nations Convention to combat Desertification report

When water is no longer limitless

Day Zeroes are inevitable unless cities innovate, diversify supply sources and emphasise on the judicious use of water

Government announces names of first 20 smart cities

Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur top the list