urban planning
Africville Residents Want Compensation for the Homes Halifax Bulldozed Decades Ago
Five decades after the destruction of a largely black neighbourhood in Halifax, former residents are still seeking justice from the city that forced them from their homes.
Dying Is Pretty Bad for the Environment
New evidence shows that cremation may be worse for us than we thought. Which doesn't leave a whole lot of options if you're aiming for a green death.
There Are Only Four Types of City in the World, Says Math
Physicists discover that Brooklyn has a touch of Brussels and that Buenos Aires is in a class all its own.
This 107 Million Person 'SimCity' Region Is a Portrait of Our Megacity Future
When you've got one Earth and an unending boom in population growth, the gravitational pull of the world's economic and population centers will continue to drag rural dwellers in.
Could a Real Estate Development Save New York from Climate Change?
Building our way out of this mess has a certain twisted appeal.
Inside England's New Shipping-Container Ghetto
What looks like a novel approach to fighting homelessness is actually a development scheme.
"Wild Bill" Bunge's Radical Geographies of Detroit Explain Everything
Most importantly, the explain the sadness of a deeply cruel failed city.
2,500-Years Of Vertical Living: A Brief History Of The Urban Highrise
The NY Times and the National Film Board of Canada team-up for immersive series on cities.
How We Could Build "Utopia" Based on Real-Time Location Data
Turns out checking out where we check in, on Foursquare or whatever, might be the key to designing all the cities of the Future Present.
Why a Ten Cent Bus Fare Hike Was Too Much for São Paulo
The answer lies in the sharp contrast between São Paulo's highs and lows. Oh, and the traffic.
Math Can Predict the Future of Cities and Urban Sprawl
The age of the “megacity” is upon us. Might as well welcome anything that can help us prepare for it with open arms.
How to Cool Our Sweltering Cities Without Air Conditioners
We can do more than battle heat waves with armies of air conditioners.