Deepti Adlakha receives funding from the UK's Economic and Social Research Council, the Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Government ...

After a century of encouraging Americans to light out for the open spaces of suburbia, the nation’s development gurus have now decided that what we really need are more crowds. Not just more people, ...

In the battle to mitigate “city heat” and conserve the energy it takes to keep folks comfortable inside, recent research has shown the importance of urban planning. Tree cover, paved surfaces, the ...

If we want to increase the supply of homes for local people, we need to build up, says Alana Kobayashi Pakkala, CEO of Kobayashi Group, a local, family-owned development company. “I think it’s ...

House sparrows (Passer domesticus) have adapted to urban environments, which are changing and growing faster than ever before. A range of both biotic and abiotic factors – including habitat ...

A new study suggests that denser places, assumed by many to be more conducive to the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are not linked to higher infection rates. In fact, the study showed ...

Cities are a boon for public health—even now. As public-health experts have known for decades, people who live in a city are likely to walk and bike more often, and they live closer to community ...

Mary Lou Henry and her late husband, Vernon, built a successful planning and urban consulting business, Vernon G. Henry & Associates, which was founded in 1967. But when Henry reflects on some of her ...

Everyone is so familiar with the cliches of resurgent older cities on the East Coast that you can probably recite them by heart: decrepit or abandoned buildings replaced by gleaming condominiums; ...

Among those who appreciate cities and urban density, there are often very different associations about Houston and Portland. To many, Houston is a pro-growth metro where “the market” has led to a ...

Density is one of the most important urban characteristics. A high-density city like New York looks, feels, and functions differently than a low-density city like Des Moines. Yet the textures of ...