Urban & Municipal Planning

Throughout the twentieth century, the city was deemed a problematic space, one that Americans urgently needed to improve. Although cities from New ...

Have we built our way to ruin? Is your desire for that beach house or cabin in the woods part of the environmental crisis? Do you really need a big...

During the 1920s, enterprising realtors, housing professionals, and builders developed the models that became the inspiration for the subdivision t...

Istanbul explores how to live with difference through the prism of an age-old, cutting-edge city whose people have long confronted the challenge of...

While many older American cities struggle to remain vibrant, New Brunswick has transformed itself, adapting to new forms of commerce and a changing...

Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longh...

Widely recognized as one of the most accurate forecasts for commercial real estate trends, the new iteration of this established series offers info...

Cities are synonymous with the production and consumption of culture. It is their material and human cultural infrastructure that also makes them a...

Common sense solutions for affordable housing that is truly affordable Gentrification and displacement of low-income communities of color are major...

Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility argues that the development of sustainable urban transport systems requires a conceptual leap. T...

By addressing the critical nexus between a green economy and international trade, this report responds to the calls made by world leaders at Rio+20...

Accelerating urbanization worldwide means more urban-centered disasters. Floods, earthquakes, storms and conflicts affecting densely populated area...

In the twenty years since its original publication, The Ghosts of Berlin has become a classic, an unparalleled guide to understanding the presence ...

Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines, supplies Manila's dense urban region with fish and water while operating as a sink for its stormf...

Questions increasingly dominant urban planning orthodoxies and whether they truly serve everyday city dwellers What makes some cities world class? ...

The guidance aims to assist Parties in more effectively mitigating the effects of possible industrial accidents and the consequences on human healt...

A fresh perspective on the global economic influences that shaped modern Egypt through the history of an affluent Cairo suburb, MaadiIn the early y...

Rising housing costs put secure and decent housing in central urban neighborhoods in peril. How do civil society organizations (CSOs) effectively d...

Along with football and religion, housing is a fundamental cornerstone of Egyptian life: it can make or break marriage proposals, invigorate or slo...

Cutting-edge analysis on how to improve life inside the Gaza Strip through architecture and design, illustrated in full-colorThe Gaza Strip is one ...

Mass housing and urban planning constitute a key element of the material foundation of North Korea. In the post-war era, the country attempted to s...

A potent re-examination of Americas history of public disinvestment in mass transit.   Many a scholar and policy analyst has lamented American dep...

As a main urban centre of one of the most dynamic European regions, Milan is a key location from which to study narratives of innovations and conte...