Learning from past mistakes: It’s time to save urban rivers

Poorly designed, costly interventions need to be avoided to save river ecology 

What COVID-19 can mean for SDG-11, sustainable cities and communities in India

As urban vulnerabilities are amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of sustainable cities in Sustainable Development Goals needs to be …

It rained hard in Delhi; what if all that water did not go waste

The volume of rainwater generated in the past week was almost 13 per cent of the demand for water in Delhi, estimated at 2,765 million litres per …

An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding

Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach

Delhi rain, waterlogging puts the spotlight on urban flooding

Urban flooding has become increasingly frequent in India’s major cities

Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about spatial justice

A unique characteristic of Addis Ababa’s urban development is that successive Ethiopian regimes have used new urban projects as …

No one-size-fits-all way to combat urban heat island effect

Tropical and dry cities respond differently to heat mitigation strategies. This difference should be considered when trying to protect residents …

Meet the Italian artist painting against pollution

Andreco is using his art to talk about climate change and sustainable development

Integration of culture with urban strategies can make cities sustainable

Culture is what makes cities attractive and creative. Sans culture, cities are merely concrete and steel constructions prone to social and …

Zurich is world’s most sustainable city, according to a new index

100 global cities were ranked according to their performance on three parameters—people, planet and profit

MEXICO CITY

Urban anxieties

TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES FOR CITIES: POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Carl Bartone & …

Environment first, economy later, say Indians

Naini Lake polluted by sewage and construction waste

US municipalities to abolish rights of corporations

20 Asian cities rated for air pollution

Much of today's environmental impacts originate in cities

Cities as spaces of culture, constraints

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Life in the fast lanes

Urban areas are "living organisms" in themselves and create their own ecosystems

Making Mumbai global hub

Several Worlds, one vision

Satyajit Ray's films showed an extreme sensitivity to the natural world. Yet he was no naturalist. The people he portrayed were carefully …

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Balding the urban landscape through shortsighted fiscal policies