Written by Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Published on July 31, 2024 Medellín's urban plan focuses on answering how urban planning can improve people's quality of life. By developing its proposal, the ...

Urbanization and environment in perspective -- The geologic and topographic setting of cities -- The climate of the city -- Urban climate, air pollution, and planning -- Water and the city -- Soil and ...

Associate Professor of Sociology Hillary Angelo, co-founder and founding director of CUES. Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg, assistant director and co-founder of CUES. One of UC Santa Cruz’s ...

Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations while fungal communities remain more resistant to change. A recent study ...

Throughout history, numerous cities worldwide have been settled and built on hillsides, where one can observe the myriad urban challenges they face due to their topographical conditions. However, ...

Human settlements are the foundation of human existence, shaping how we live, work, and connect with each other and the environment. From the earliest tribal encampments to the bustling metropolises ...

With support from the World Bank and local communities, the city of Fortaleza has successfully adopted sustainable solutions to problems such as flooding and pollution Fortaleza, the state capital of ...

The total land area devoted to golf in the U.S. is relatively small, but courses can offer substantial environmental benefits – especially in developed areas where green space is increasingly limited.

I found myself at a large airport the other day, pleased to discover the perfect in-flight book waiting for me on a shelf in Concourse A. It was Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book, “Abundance,” ...