Cities and Urban Development

We often associate healthy ecosystems with rural areas, sparsely populated forests, vast wetlands and open coasts, but they are perhaps most needed in our cities, where half of humanity live.

A Circular Water Economy: A Economy Managing the Human Water Cycle

Nature-based solutions play a crucial role in achieving water security. Read how New York City utilises nature to protect its unfiltered water supply.

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications says that black people living in most US cities are subject to double the level of heat stress as their white counterparts. It begs the question of how cities can play its crucial role in the SDG achievement and leave no one behind.

Biodiversity plays a vital role in supporting human life. CDSB's recent research on European reporting practices provides guidance for companies in addressing such matter and land-use related financial reporting.

Greywater is the New Water

How relevant are port cities in reducing maritime carbon emissions?

To address water management challenges, these cities use nature-based-solutions

How important is free public transport in cities? Access to free transportation allows residents the opportunity to better access jobs and social activities. Sustainable Mobility introduces readers how free public transport can serve as the means of improving urban life.