Is urban cycling worth the risk? — FT.com
An FT transport correspondent and two specialist data journalists investigate the risks and benefits of commuting by bike in big cities, something all of…
Solutions Summit: 28 August deadline to submit proposals
Solutions Summit: 21 September, 2016 in New York City: A catalytic gathering at UN Headquarters during UN General Assembly week Solutions Summit 2016 will…
Identifying Poverty From Space via The Atlantic
Robinson Meyer, 24 August 2016 Imagine the Earth at night—the vast and curving darkness, splotched with rivulets of light. It is a gorgeous…
Will Rio Be a ‘Smarter’ City After the Olympic Games? via CityLab
Juan Pablo Garnham, Aug 8, 2016 This story was originally published in Spanish on the sister site, CityLab Latino. Brazilians have had a lot…
A History of Cities and Urbanization; A Series from The Guardian
In the first in a 50-part series charting the history of the planet’s urbanisation, Jack Shenker explores the ancient metropolis of Alexandria, which set…
Mapping informal settlements – Richard Sliuzas, UN Habitat Video Series
Richard Sliuzas from the University of Twente in the Netherlands in this lecture outlines how new technologies means new approaches to mapping, in particular…
Habitat III can set the urban-tech vision for years to come: Citiscope
Rohit T. “Rit” Aggarwala The world of technology rarely seems to focus on the United Nations. And although the U. N. has made efforts to…
New Journal of Public Space, from City Space Architecture
Bologna, Italy After one year of very intensive work, including international meetings, networking events and working papers, City Space Architecture is proud to announce…
The City We Need in the New Urban Agenda
Surabaya, Indonesia Today, the World Urban Campaign (WUC) and its top sponsoring partner Arcadis hosted The City We Need in the New Urban Agenda…
Habitat III – Revised Draft of New Urban Agenda released 18 July 2016
The Draft New Urban Agenda has been prepared on the basis of inputs and negotiations throughout the Habitat III intersessional process leading to PrepCom3…