Public health practitioners produce urban health indicator (UHI) tools to inform built environment policy and decision-making, among other objectives. Indicator producers perceive UHI tools as an ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defined child-friendly cities as those that prioritize children's access to safe environments, health care, education, green spaces, and the ...

Urbanization and the fast expansion of civilization have made it more difficult than ever for cities throughout the globe to achieve sustainable development 1. The pursuit of sustainable urban ...

One of the most common complaints about community involvement in the urban planning process is “NIMBYism” – the “not in my backyard” cry from local residents, which developers and potential residents ...

Generative urban AI platforms can move from vision into reality in seconds with dozens, if not hundreds, of iterations and scenarios to choose from. Cities, the pulsating hubs of human civilization, ...

The Yokohama Citysketch Workshop is a city design methodology that brings citizens into the urban planning process. TDLC, in collaboration with universities, local governments, and visiting experts ...

Moving away from top-down approaches, contemporary practices embrace more inclusive and participatory models and design processes. Participatory planning, a notion that prioritizes involving the ...

One of the many side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a new appreciation for how we use – or don’t use – public space. A perfect case study was the Dallas parklet program that the city ...

City kicks off $125K urban agriculture plan to promote community gardens and farms. Interface Studio and Soil Generation picked to develop the plan. Willow Zef volunteers at the César Andreu Iglesias ...

An architect and a journalist-turned-community-planner walk into a room. OK, it’s not a room, but a gaggle of people and bikes ready for a slow ride around Covington to scout potential routes for new ...

Written by Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Published on July 31, 2024 Medellín's urban plan focuses on answering how urban planning can improve people's quality of life. By developing its proposal, the ...