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Here’s How Much it Costs to Live in America’s 15 Most Sustainable Cities

Consumers are more aware than ever of their impact on the environment, but in order to achieve lasting change, you have to look beyond products and into patterns. Where you live, h...

World’s Most Liveable Cities in 2026: Copenhagen Holds First Place as Asia Rises

Global city rankings offer one way of looking at how urban environments support everyday life. The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Liveability Index evaluates 173 cities...

From living roofs to rainwater harvesting: the future of sustainable homes

A new book, Homes for Our Time, by Philip Jodidio, showcases the quiet revolution in green residential architecture Continue reading...

City Governments Transform Industrial Buildings into Circular Construction Hubs in New York, London, and Brussels

During the last week of August, the New York City government announced a new project for the MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. It involves the transformation of the old...

Ranked: The World’s Cities With the Most Tree Coverage

Discover which global cities have the most street-level tree cover, and how urban planning helps keep their streets green.

Local content for sustainable urban development in Muscat

Cities become more integrated to functions that drive economic development. As that happens, there’s an expectation on local authorities to deliver quality public services that als...

Pro-environmental strategies make Lahti Finland’s Greenest City

The City of Lahti has become the greenest city in Finland, cutting emissions by 64 percent since 1990, city officials said. Lahti has become Finlands first major carbon-neutral ci...

'Sentient cities' shape future of urban development, place people at centre of planning

C40 cities have built a framework for climate action, but which ones are actually delivering?

a closer look at emissions trajectories reveals a smaller group of cities that have turned those mechanisms into measurable reductions. The post C40 cities have built a framework f...

Letter From Bogotá: How A Great World Capital Puts Housing, Transit and Public Space First

The city's Secretary of Habitat Vanessa Velasco oversees the whole habitat and urban development ecosystem.

What a water-wise city would look like – and how India can get there

Durban and Bhubaneswar have protected water access for low-income households. Las Vegas and Bengaluru use higher tariffs to discourage excessive consumption. Seoul and Guwahati hav...

How data centers can be built more sustainably and become better neighbors

Data center development has picked up in the Austin area, and residents have voiced concerns about water and energy resources related to the construction. But experts say they can...

Can everyone live a ‘good life’ without destroying the planet?

Cutting back on our use of energy and materials so that we live within Earth’s means can seem like an insurmountable challenge. But after a decade grappling with these problems, a...

Schutz vor Unwettern: Wie Städte klimaresilienter werden können

Es gibt Lösungen, Städte resilient gegen Unwetter infolge der globalen Erwärmung zu machen – zum Beispiel in Kopenhagen, Amsterdam und New York. mehr...

Holding space: Resisting the violence of urban renewal

Urban development can improve housing, streets and public spaces, but only if it doesn't displace communities. As designers, we can choose to shape our environments in a way that i...

'Tremendous potential': How cities, states, and regions are harnessing nature to boost climate resilience

Faced with tight budgets and funding gaps for climate adaptation, CDP data suggests subnational governments are looking to nature-based projects to boost resilience to extreme weat...

COP17: Mayors call for bolder action to tackle desertification and degradation

Mayors' Forum adopts Ulaanbaatar Declaration on sustainable land management and drought resilience

The City as a System of Health: Breaking Feedback Loops in Planning

The spatial consequences of urban form are revealed when health outcomes are mapped over neighborhoods. Neighborhoods that support walking, daily errands, social interaction, and a...

How to get away from 'single-use buildings'

How to get away from 'single-use buildings' Diana Ionescu Sun, 07/26/2026 - 09:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption...

How to reverse rising inequality in Asia’s cities

Asia and the Pacific is urbanizing faster than any other region. By 2050, its cities will be home to 3.4 billion people, up from 2.2 billion today – the equivalent of adding around...

Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Livable Cities in 2026

Europe and Australia dominate, with 7 of the top 10.

What is Blue Infrastructure? Rethinking Water's Role in City Design

Nature-based solutions are a primary strategy for contemporary climate adaptation and urban ecological resilience, embraced by cities regardless of their geography or climate zone....

World Future Policy Award 2027: Call for Nominations for Education for Sustainable Development in Cities

The World Future Council (WFC) has opened nominations for the World Future Policy Award (WFPA) 2027, focusing on Education for Sustainable Development in Cities. The prestigious gl...

Charted: The World’s Shift to Cities (1950–2050)

See how the world's population shifted from living mostly rurally in the 1950s to mostly in cities since the 1990s.