Cities news

U.S. cities push the homeless to live in tent camps
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Heatwaves: What can hot countries teach us about keeping cool?
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Earth Focus: Fighting for Air
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Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
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Hit by heatwaves, cities test fresh ways to cool residents
UK's first net zero city? Nottingham eyes carbon neutral switch
Sri Lankans turn to social media for help as economic crisis bites
As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps
Legalising Bangladesh e-taxis could drive safer, greener industry
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Earth Focus: You Are Where You Live
Cities drive climate change, and can provide a solution, UN says
U.S. cities scrap 'problem' fines seen fueling race, income gaps
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How 'sponge cities' use nature to tackle climate-fuelled floods
What future for free public transport in US after COVID-19?
Yemeni city looks to ancient past to survive climate change
New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
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How Biden's infrastructure law could benefit these 5 U.S. highways
Biden's infrastructure bill to heal Black areas split by highways
Low-cost U.S. ride-hailing services make rural inroads
Churches lead U.S. urban farming drive to tackle pandemic hunger
Africa's innovators turn to tech to tackle transport woes
From stormwater to farms, U.S. cities put empty lots to use
From stormwater to farms, U.S. cities put empty lots to use
Incomes dip for South Asia's women home workers as heat rises
New Egypt bridge spells end to life in City of the Dead
U.S. to demolish more blighted homes with pandemic aid
Invest in nature and reap cash benefits, WEF urges cities
U.S. cities try new way to help the poor: give them money
As Beirutis face housing violations, award-winning NGO steps in
U.S. diversity push for lawyers, agents to tackle housing crisis
South Korea to test AI facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases
To curb global warming, pair electric vehicles with 'compact' city
In Indian cities, Muslim prayers and meaty snacks squeezed out
Uganda moves to protect vanishing wetlands as floods worsen
Empty houses litter Nigeria's cities despite housing crisis
Why U.S. community forests are taking root
Indonesia batik-makers turn to mangroves amid demand for eco-dyes
Could cutting emissions improve children's health?
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Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?
'What about us?' Thai budget businesses fear premium tourist focus
Click selfie, vote: India tests mobile ballot despite privacy fear
New Zealand plans new housing density laws to tame red-hot propert
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Lack of vaccination passport, testing threaten Japan's reopening
Canadian Arctic city confirms high levels of fuel in water supply
U.S. overhauls flood insurance to meet rising climate change risks
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About our Cities coverage

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live.

Opinion

Michael Shank Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

It’s time to cut the emissions from creating our homes and offices

The first step is getting people as excited about cutting ‘built environment’ pollution as plastic or food waste
Inger Andersen and Anna König ... UNEP

Cities are leading on climate action. The world must follow

Fifty years since the 1972 conference, 'think globally, act locally' remains an essential blueprint to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution
Mindy Hernandez World Resources Institute

We can fight the climate crisis by shifting human behaviour

Governments and other institutions must make it as easy as possible for people to adopt greener, healthier lifestyles
Lauren Sorkin Resilient Cities Network

Five hopes for a more equitable, resilient and sustainable 2022

The world’s cities are taking the initiative on a range of environmental and social problems, from climate change adaptation to access to affordable food

In Depth

Swimming for all? Poolside or at the beach, ethnic minorities face barriers
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The race to preserve African-American cemeteries
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'COVID is a wake-up call': Black entrepreneurs aim to level playing field
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Will 2021 be the year of living sustainably for Europe?

Videos & Pictures

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Baptism by toxic water: Mine waste, sewage threaten South Africa's
Down and out in Ulaanbaatar
Falling Freetown
Land of Little Rain
Want to save the planet? Move to Wales
One man, one city, three evictions: the human cost of Rio's growth

Editor's Picks

explainer
Hit by heatwaves, cities test fresh ways to cool residents
As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps
Yemeni city looks to ancient past to survive climate change
'Useless for us': New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor