Nations Agree on Global Road Map to Steer Breakneck Urbanization
Ecuador
Goals include development of sustainable, compact cities that do not harm the environment, and redevelopment of informal settlements with participation [...]
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Planning Cities Is Critical Challenge in 21st Century, United Nations Says
Ecuador
Urban planning has failed to keep up with mass urbanization around the world, placing cities at the epicenter of the 21 [...]
Slumscapes
United States of America
How residents of the world's five biggest slums are shaping their futures
City Mayors Create “Global Parliament” to Manage Urbanisation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mayors say collaboration rather than competition will help them address urgent challenges for the world's cities, from affordable housing and [...]
Planning Cities is Critical Challenge in 21st Century, United Nations Says
"Transforming our world for the better means transforming our towns and cities"
Invest in Cities Now or Face 2.5 Billion Discontent Urbanites by 2050, Report Warns
In fast-growing cities across the developing world more than 70 percent of residents lack access to basic services like clean water [...]
Belarus Leads Group of About 17 Nations to Block LGBT Rights in U.N. Cities Plan
A group of up to 17 countries led by Belarus has blocked a plan to include the rights of gay, lesbian [...]
Promotional Rate Available for Wharton-Habitat for Humanity Housing Finance Course in Hong Kong
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A promotional rate for the Wharton-Habitat for Humanity housing finance course is currently available. Designed as a special collaboration between [...]