"Water scarcity gets a lot of attention, but urban form is something we can actually control through planning and policy," ...

More than half of the world's population currently lives in cities and this share is expected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050. It's no wonder "smart cities" have become a buzzword in urban planning, ...

Dublin, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Strategic Intelligence: Smart Cities" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. By 2050, nearly 70% of the world's population will reside in ...

Cities have become the engines of global growth, innovation, and social change, News.az reports. Today, more than half of the ...

Biden officials have released a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050. The plan, released last week, marks the first national blueprint ...

The coming decades will see the growth of colossal megacities as the world's population increasingly moves into urban environments, a new United Nations report predicts. Today, 55% of the world's ...

The consequences can be worse in developing and low-income cities, which are often overpopulated, have substandard ...

As the world’s urban population rises—expected to hit nearly 7 billion by 2050, according to the UN—cities are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to keep things running smoothly. From traffic ...

An interactive map shows which parts of New York are most vulnerable to sea-level rises and increased flooding due to climate change. The map, developed by researchers at Climate Central, uses ...