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The data revealed that botanical gardens consistently outperformed other green spaces in terms of temperature reduction and overall cooling effect.

Kerala Cabinet forms Urban Policy Commission to guide urbanisation for next 25 years. It will be chaired by M. Satish Kumar with Kochi Mayor and urban planning expert as co-chairpersons

GPS has revolutionised our sense of place, from military to civilians, precision scientific studies to urban planning. The U.S. Dept. of Defence started the programme in 1973, launching the first satellite in 1978. The modern constellation consists of 24 satellites in 6 orbits, with a control segment of ground-based control…

Real estate in India stands as a distinctive asset class, boasting a lineage of innovation, expansion and occasional challenges. PropTech start-ups are revolutionizing the sector with digital makeover, transforming transactions, urban planning and design, construction, rental and property management. These start-ups are rewriting the playbook of the real estate industry,…

The 15-minute city is a popular urban planning concept that promotes people living close to essential services, and encourages the use of walking and biking. Public transit is sometimes included in the transport mix, preferred to automobiles, which are largely absent.

The "15-minute city" is an urban planning concept that aims to increase quality of life and reduce planet-heating pollution. But it faces obstacles, including conspiracy theories.

To allow Guaranteed Rate Field to remain surrounded by 70 acres of surface parking is a waste, from both a fan experience and an urban planning standpoint.

How France shifted its approach to heatwaves after nearly 15,000 people died in the summer of 2003. An urban planning concept gets picked up by conspiracy theorists. And the first TGV that started France's expansion of high-speed rail travel.

The African Nova Scotian community has long struggled with displacement and erasure when it comes to urban planning. In Halifax, racism has influenced planning and civic governance decisions. The demolition of Africville in the 1960s and subsequent expropriation without compensation are well-documented examples of injustices.

Gia Biagi said under the new post at Jeanne Gang’s firm, her team will work to help revive cities and “put our tools in service of helping communities solve problems.”