Why Tall Buildings Make Cities Hotter
NASA released some images today shot that help to illustrate why skyscrapers make a city hotter.
NASA released some images today shot that help to illustrate why skyscrapers make a city hotter.
Conventional wisdom whispers in your ear that you can get anywhere in your city fastest by jumping in a car. That is probably not true.
We covered the supposed trend of burying diggers underground rather than spending the money to rescue them, but if you wanted to know a little more then look no further.
The problems surrounding the 2016 Rio Olympics might not be entirely be the fault of the Brazilian Government, the IOC might also be partly to blame.
"Earth-moving on this scale without scientific support is folly," warn three Chinese engineering professors.
In a way, what you do in the privacy of your own home is literally Ikea's business.
New urban hub 'Hemel Hempstead II' said to contain retail space for as many as 64,000 charity shops.
The US Federal Government has doled out £322.6 million to fund a handful of flood-proofing infrastructure projects this week is a welcome surprise.
Can you really swim in city rivers? In more and more cities, the answer is a refreshing yes.
Sydney is a beautiful city on its own, but this light show fully transforms it into a magical wonderland. Some of the projected lights are also interactive.
Sixty per cent vehicles in Paris run on diesel, and the city is struggling to curb emissions—banning half its cars for a day, making public transport and bike shares free for a weekend, and pedestrianising large swathes of the urban grid. Now, a new proposal by Mayor Anne Hidalgo will cap the speed limit at 30 kilometres (about 19 miles) per hour. For the entire city.
When the Reading Viaduct opened in 1893, Philadelphia was a booming industrial city; the elevated railway quickly became an essential artery in the beating heart of manufacturing on the East Coast. Now, advocates want to turn it into a park that will wind its way through the city.
