Huntsville continues to see major growth. In this week’s Next Question, we are highlighting the Urban and Economic ...

Urban economic development and innovation are increasingly central to understanding how cities evolve as hubs of technological advancement, productivity and social progress. Recent developments have ...

Urbanization and industrialization are two of the most powerful forces shaping economic development in the 21st century. When ...

A new study conducted by the Centre for Urban Mental Health at the University of Amsterdam finds that, in a sample of 156,000 UK residents aged 40 and up, urban living is linked to lower levels of ...

Joan Fitzgerald focuses on urban climate governance and the connections between urban sustainability and economic development and innovation. Her third book, Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and ...

The National Urban League Conference running through Saturday at the George R. Brown Convention Center is expected to bring at least 3,000 attendees and provide an estimated $20 million to $25 million ...

At a time when diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are under assault, there is an opportunity to find common ground with community development financial institutions (CDFIs). These ...

Back in 1999, when I was still a more or less pure academic teaching at M.I.T., I wrote a book on spatial economics with Masahisa Fujita, at the University of Kyoto, and Anthony Venables, then at the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. The positive relationship between economic freedom and ...

Figure showing how average scores vary with urbanicity for eight variables, grouped into three psychological dimensions: well-being, social satisfaction, and economic satisfaction. Lower values ...

There is no set definition of “urban gardening,” although it usually refers to the use of any available green space in urban areas to grow food. The goal of urban gardening (also not set in stone) is ...