Environment Agency and Natural England’s new remit to prioritise development as well as nature, says Steve Reed
London mayor willing to take the ‘flak’ from locals who want to block pedestrianisation
Addis Ababa project compared by officials to Haussmann’s remaking of Paris
Recent trends have combined to worsen public spaces. Happily, we can do better
From Gen Z urban Africans’ frustrated ambitions and development density disputes in Sydney to tackling ‘heat islands’ and community-splitting highways. Plus improving refugees’ lot; natural flood resilience; how the ‘15-minute city’ became politicised; and rethinking places of worship
Many authorities are pulling down elevated urban routes and transforming the sites to improve quality of life
Demographic changes and costs are making religious groups reinvent places of worship
Climate change has made tackling damaging temperature disparities increasingly urgent
What can be done to improve the living conditions of millions of displaced people?
Record rainfall and rising sea levels are prompting fresh thinking on urban protection measures
Gap between education and opportunity is fostering generational frustration and protests as cities expand
With young people being priced out, the city aims to concentrate development around transport hubs
A simple, sensible idea with deep historic roots has become intensely politicised
The poor urban neighbourhoods that powered a manufacturing boom are once again on the front lines of Beijing’s plans
If the remains of the west London tower block come down, it should prompt more and better building for social housing
Project to upgrade stadium or build new 100,000-seater promises to boost economic growth across region
The 20-year transformation of a former Regency naval yard is changing Plymouth
We should be building fleets of these lightweight, low-cost electric vehicles
Tenants are deserting the area and moving back to the City of London — it must transform to survive
To solve its housing crisis, Britain needs to start planning again — and rekindle the urban idealism of the postwar decades
Leader of Tory-led Wiltshire council says ‘more carrots and sticks’ are needed
As climate change puts more of the world at risk of flooding, landscape architects are looking beyond disaster response, to future-facing “sponge tactics”. The concept is epic, but a street-by-street approach is galvanising local groups
Several of the UK’s northern cities are transforming once neglected passageways into bucolic oases; community spaces filled with urban art, herb gardens — and civic pride
This series tracks and highlights the most important initiatives and the policy issues that must be addressed to enable future generations to live healthier and more prosperous urban lives
Sadiq Khan’s proposal argues that famous shopping thoroughfare requires ‘major regeneration’
