Regenerative design is redefining urban development in Singapore, Sydney, and Hong Kong, focusing on ecosystem restoration ...

About 76% of these students attend school in extreme urban heat islands — neighborhoods where the built environment adds at least 8°F more heat.

Bengaluru's urban growth leads to high temperatures, prompting policy recommendations to mitigate urban heat islands and ...

The setup and density of urban neighborhoods may be exacerbating the intensity of flood risks in areas already suffering from climate-induced weather extremes, a new study shows.

This restriction in range limits children’s ability to explore their world without fear and to understand the complexity of the real world. Just as the child’s exploring range has been restricted, so ...

The deadliest and most destructive fire in California history, the Camp Fire, destroyed the town of Paradise in Butte County in 2018 as the massive blaze burned both the natural and built environment.

Rom-coms like "When Harry Met Sally" exemplify how the urban built environment can spark romance. Two New York City-based urban planners are using that lesson to promote "romantic urbanism." Their ...

The index values are estimates of how much the urban built environment boosts temperature, so it's the additional heat residents feel in cities.

Our graduates have developed successful careers across the built environment sector including, in urban design, planning, real estate development, urban policy, central and local government, ...