Cleveland’s urban layout has evolved as time and technology have advanced.
Published Jan 17, 2021In the past three decades, Quito’s urban area has more than quadrupled.
Published Sep 30, 2019Aspects of city planning and building have effects on the urban heat island.
Published Jun 9, 2014Croplands and grasslands around New Delhi are being converted into city structures to create one of the fastest urban expansions in the world.
Published Sep 27, 2018Nearly 10 percent of Brazil’s population lives in São Paulo, which ranks as the tenth largest city in the world.
Published Jul 9, 2014The use of plastic on farms has become so common in recent decades that there there’s a term for it—plasticulture.
Published Mar 13, 2022A significant disparity in tree cover across urban neighborhoods leads to differences in temperatures and health outcomes.
Published Sep 19, 2022Downpours triggered Freetown’s deadly August mudslide, but decades of development in mountainous areas beyond the city set the stage for the disaster.
Published Dec 5, 2017For the past few decades, Africans have been moving from rural areas into cities, seeking work. The continent’s urban population has skyrocketed. Nairobi is a prime example of that migration, with its population pushing upward and its boundaries pushing outward.
Published Sep 30, 2016New research quantifies how plants along urban roads, in parks, and in wooded neighborhoods can regulate the warming effects of urbanization.
Published Aug 26, 2015