One author offers a framework for resilience that rethinks common assumptions about the inevitability of cities as we know ...

Given the dynamic and complex nature of cities, urban disaster risk reduction and resilience building require a systemic and yet flexible approach. Actions that can be undertaken include institutional ...

At the same time spatial planning may contribute to providing a platform for its institutionalisation. Against this backdrop, the article first looks at the contents of urban resilience. Secondly, we ...

Urban geographer Stephanie Wakefield’s “Miami in the Anthropocene” calls for a new critical urban theory for our time.

Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, a figure expected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050, posing significant challenges for housing, infrastructure, and climate resilience. The World ...

As urban water scarcity intensifies, the Water for Cities report by WRG and the World Bank highlights strategies to build ...

UB is partnering with PUSH Buffalo on a project to address extreme weather hazards and energy efficiency in Buffalo’s aging ...