Opponents of high-density housing have tried to turn the term into a dirty word. But Midway Rising shows how it can be a city ...

If we want to increase the supply of homes for local people, we need to build up, says Alana Kobayashi Pakkala, CEO of Kobayashi Group, a local, family-owned development company. “I think it’s ...

Urban economics investigates the spatial organisation of economic activities, focusing on how cities develop and how concentrated environments influence productivity and well‐being. Central to this ...

The setup and density of urban neighborhoods may be exacerbating the intensity of flood risks in areas already suffering from climate-induced weather extremes, University of California (UC) ...

Urban planners, land-use scholars, and other experts often advocate for greater density. But economist Tyler Cowen has an interesting blog post suggesting the US would do better to promote mobility, ...

As the global population continues to surge, cities become increasingly complex ecosystems, dense and bustling environments home to millions of people. Today, more than half of the world's population ...

Bangladesh is currently grappling with the severe consequences of unplanned urbanisation. Key metropolitan hubs—including Dhaka, Chattogram, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Mymensingh, and Cumilla—have expanded ...