As global urbanization accelerates at an unprecedented rate, we face immense challenges and opportunities in reimagining human settlements for the future. At the forefront of addressing these ...

The pressure on cities is being further heightened by rising rates of global conflict, with over 50% of forcibly displaced people living in urban areas. Once a city is built, its physical form and ...

Inequality and exclusion abound, often at rates greater than the national ... This biennial publication serves as a global reference on sustainable urban knowledge, revealing critical findings.

Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations ...

They include negative aspects like the loss of natural habitats, biodiversity and fertile soils, climate impacts, waste, pollution, crime, social conflicts or transportation and traffic problems, ...