Historically, cities have been the engine for the evolution of civilization. They enable a much greater population density than rural communities, unlocking economies of scale greater than the sum of ...

On the outskirts of Dubai, a shimmering metropolis built on buried oil, lies a small but similarly suave community looking at a new way of doing things. It is no small irony that the world's most ...

For a glimpse at the city of the future, look no further than 2,000-year-old Barcelona. This paint inspired by butterflies could be the secret to cooler cities This paint doesn't use chemical pigments ...

Landscape architect Phil Dunn has taken on an ambitious challenge. For one year, he is basing his diet on food grown in his local community, in an effort to highlight the issues of food sustainability ...

Telosa, the sustainable city plan from tech billionaire Marc Lore, is not aiming to be a utopia. The plan’s website says that it is “firmly grounded in reality and what is possible.” “We are focused ...

Over half of global population lives in cities, and this ratio is continually increasing. In the context of achieving carbon neutral in the middle of 21th, cities are both an important cause for and ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A new study has revealed Portland to be the most sustainable city in the United States. The study commissioned by travel blog ParkSleepFly analyzed 50 of the most visited cities ...

Do you consider yourself energy-conscious or perhaps green? What about your entire city? WalletHub released its report for the top sustainable cities, with analysists seeking to determine which U.S.

Plans for the first sustainable city of Mars has officially been revealed. The idea rendered by architect firm ABIBOO has unveiled a design for over five Martian cities, including the space capital ...

U.S. cities are facing a growing threat that goes beyond hot weather or hazy air. New research from the University of Oklahoma reveals that "compound events"—periods when heat wave conditions coincide ...