Urban sprawl and the uneven development of metropolitan America / Gregory D. Squires -- The environmental impacts of sprawl / David J. Cieslewicz -- Sprawl, concentration of poverty, and urban ...

As urbanization accelerates, ecosystems are often pushed to the brink, leading to the degradation of ecological services and heightened environmental stress. Traditional urban planning has typically ...

India’s urban challenge is often framed as one of scale: cities are too large, too congested, too stressed. This framing is misleading. The core problem is not that India has too much urbanisation, ...

Cities are soaring upward at a greater rate than they are spreading out—reshaping resource use, the environment, and urban life, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New ...

Can cities continue to grow without destroying Earth? A new paper from ICTA-UAB, Spain, offers insight into this complex issue. While there is no general answer to the question of whether sustainable ...

The climate conversation has traditionally revolved around sectors such as energy, transport, and industries; a greater spotlight on the intersection of climate change and social development has only ...

MALTBY — Two urban growth proposals failed last month as Snohomish County Council attempted to balance the need for increased housing with protecting open space. On Dec. 18, county council member ...