Can poor urban planning be held responsible for emergence of congested and unplanned urbanisation?

Formal urban planning must not be reduced to a mere water utilities sectoral planning and forecasting approach

Unplanned constructions, wastewater seepage causing land subsidence in Chenab Valley

More than 60 houses damaged in Ramban area of Jammu

Informal and unplanned urbanisation — welcome to the new Urban India

Policies and urban planning frequently disregard the needs of the urban poor, resulting in an unequal distribution of resources between residents …

India’s built-up area grew by 2.5 million hectares in 17 years

Large part of the increase caused by diversion of agricultural land

Joshimath evacuees return to their unsafe & damaged homes even as rehabilitation policy non-existent after 16 months

They say they have not been given enough compensation to restart their lives; work for stabilisation of Joshimath has also not started

How does the urban world commute? Study finds over half prefer cars

Global study reveals car dependence in urban areas worldwide, but high regional variances

Tales of city-bred trees

An ecological, cultural and culinary tour of the country’s urban trees

Floating cities can solve many climate, housing dilemmas

Learn all about how such a city works and what are its benefits here

As oceans rise, one company is building cities that can swim

Oceanix is building cities not to resist rising water but to float on it

Pedestrians on target

Simply Put: High-handed highways

What will be the future of migration?

Down To Earth looks into whether climate change can trigger the next wave of migrants

Train-ed to cut

Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum

We urbanise, we celebrate; but is urbanisation providing basic livelihood?

Union Budget 2019-20: Four observations on affordable housing

Reading between the lines of the Budget document on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Food and Nutrition Security in Southern African Cities

Urban population growth is extremely rapid across Africa 

Simply Put: Joshimath, the tilted town

Simply put: Government green signal for 65% infra projects

Infographic: Socio-economic indicators in urban India

CSE analysed SDG Urban Index & Dashboard 2021-22 by NITI Aayog

Simply Put: Joshimath Rehabilitation

Simply Put: Noida Twin Towers’ fall and rise

India's roads to remain lethal even in 2030: Lancet

Roads in India ignore motorcyclists and cyclists, prioritise car owners, it says

Simply Put: Evolution of Shimla

Simply put: Land acquisition

Allahabad HC directs Kanpur authorities to demolish mall, restore park land

The order comes 17 years after a petition was filed against construction of the mall