According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

"Peter Hall's seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unrivalled account of the history of planning in theory and practice, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave ...

The planning profession is rooted in principles that puts business ahead of people. Some people are beginning to push back. The struggle to save the UC Townhomes revealed to many something ...

The Weitzman School of Design started a new initiative named the History of the Built Environment which aims to promote scholarship on city planning and urban history. Credit: Mona Lee A new ...

This article looks at the history of evolutionary thought in urban planning. It classifies the use of evolutionary metaphors in three broad theoretical streams. The first stream of thought considers ...

From the grid plans of ancient Greek cities to the Renaissance's idealized urban layouts, the history of urban planning is a reflection of evolving power structures and societal priorities. Across the ...

In 2018, Scott Wiener, a California state senator representing San Francisco, introduced a co-authored bill that detonated a debate over housing. The aim of Senate Bill 827 was to override local ...

The concept of an “ideal city” is something that is often talked about today, as we look towards the future and think about what aspects of urban life we feel are most important for residents to ...

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah has previously received funding from Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, USA. African cities are rapidly urbanising and already experiencing considerable negative impacts of ...

Conservative fear-mongering about the omnipotence of big, scary American cities notwithstanding, even the largest metropolises in the United States control little more than their land and their ...