Acknowledging that more than half of the world's population resides in cities, urban development was formally integrated into ...

The 9th Urbanization and Development Conference on "Urban Economics in Action: Addressing African Cities' Challenges" will bring together academics, policy makers, and development practitioners to ...

Urbanization in the Global South has intensified housing shortages, spatial segregation, and inequalities, with informal settlements housing over one ...

Defining the future doesn’t happen in sudden bursts, and that’s especially the case in real estate. Change remains a fluid process, with innovation, investment, and even chance slowly shaping the way ...

When 28-year-old Sonelal Prasad left home on the morning of June 16 for his job at a construction site in Mumbai—the financial capital of India—he didn’t know he’d be digging his own grave. As he ...

Activists participate in a protest outside the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on March 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Activists participate in a protest outside the U.S.

With significant implications on the country’s social, environmental and economical standing, India’s population rise calls for a re-conception of contemporary practices in urban development. Majority ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers assessed the impact of urban living on the development and growth of children. The maturation and progress of children and adolescents in school are ...

The Government of Sri Lanka has launched an ambitious program of economic and physical regeneration for Metropolitan Colombo. Image © Joe Qian/World Bank South Asia ...

Real estate development tends to be marketed and sold using the language of neighborhood elevation. This year’s Most Innovative Companies in real estate and urban development also aimed to improve and ...