This is the month when the world observes Urban October by debating on various urban issues as well as celebrating...

Climate change and disasters pose a serious risk to sustainable urban development, resulting in escalating human and economic costs across...

Bhubaneswar: The mental health of urban populations is shaped not merely by biology or circumstance, but by the rhythms, structures...

By 2050, approximately two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas, bringing a distinct set of challenges and...

Einstein wrote a famous tribute for Mahatma Gandhi’s 70th birthday. “Generations to come, it may well be, will scarcely believe...

When cities invest in tourism, they invest in jobs, entrepreneurship, and growth. Similarly, city river tourism centres on transforming urban...

The 20th century urban planning brought the concept of a street from a place into highway for cars and vehicles,...

When I was studying urban planning, I never imagined that in the next three decades Bhubaneswar will be trapped under...

Municipal councils work hard to respond promptly to their residents’ needs. But despite their best intentions, rules and requirements often...

Faster urbanisation has led to increased distances between food production centres and urban settlements, resulting in longer supply chains and...