Urbanization is the defining global phenomenon of this century. For the first time in history, more than half the world’s population lives in urban areas. Between 2000 and 2030, in developing ...

Moving away from top-down approaches, contemporary practices embrace more inclusive and participatory models and design processes. Participatory planning, a notion that prioritizes involving the ...

The City of Oklahoma City is working to allocate funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for community development programs. City leaders say they are inviting ...

“I would say 99.99% of residents in my neighborhood do not know about the changes that could be affecting their neighborhoods. It’s incumbent upon DPP to send out a postcard saying ‘Hey, we’re ...

Written by Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Published on July 31, 2024 Medellín's urban plan focuses on answering how urban planning can improve people's quality of life. By developing its proposal, the ...

ACROSS Sub-Saharan Africa, cities are increasingly under pressure from rapid urbanisation, with expanding populations often ...

The United Nations has predicted that Lagos will likely be the third most-populated city by the Year 2030, with a projected population of about 30 million. It is also Nigeria’s most-populous city at a ...

The government in 2022 inaugurated a task force on Re-engineering and Transformation of Urban Development whose overall goal is to come up with ideas on how to make our cities and urban areas more ...

Premier Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council, China's Cabinet, on Friday, to hear a report on the ...