What did urban design look like in a socialist society? This video breaks down Soviet city planning, from standardized housing and communal spaces to self-contained microdistricts. Learn how Soviet ...

People want easy access to green spaces and shops and they don’t want to travel more than 20 minutes to get there – but women ...

A study combining remote sensing and administrative data finds that since the mid-20th century, large, growing cities have ceased to be centers of upward social and economic mobility.

But it had grown extensively in the interim, spreading to 77 square miles – larger than what is now the biggest urban area in the country, Belize City. Caracol is a stop on the 13-day Belize ...

Urban studies is sometimes considered a loosely defined interdisciplinary academic domain, lacking the scientific rigor needed to understand cities. In Canada, urban studies is a little more than ...

Keith Urban recently let go of two of his longtime band members, bassist Jerry Flowers and multi-instrumental player Nathan Barlowe — but he didn't really account for their absence when he ...

The aim of the research is to examine environmental impacts of urban growth and land use changes in the tropical city of Iwo, Nigeria. Specific objectives are to: (i) analyze the patterns of land use ...

Sandra Breux directs the Villes Régions Monde network, a network for the dissemination and popularization of urban studies research, funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et ...

“Migration to urban cities for career opportunities, living away from family and friends, racing towards materialistic goals, hardly any time for oneself or others, and the disintegration of family ...

PHILADELPHIA — As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to 2023.

The 2024 budget aims to improve infrastructure, water management, and inclusivity, extending support to tier 2 and tier 3 cities. India's urban population is fast growing and its cities are expanding ...