Urbanization

We find purpose and meaning by caring for people and places. For all our residents to flourish, we of course need our neighborhoods to be efficient, clean and materially prosperous.

While a female-friendly city does not solve male violence, it is an essential element in making cities less prone to opportunistic crimes.

"Exploitation of wildlife, through hunting, capture, and the wildlife trade, typically involves very close contact that facilitates disease transmission," said researcher Christine Johnson.

In their efforts to make their homes more clean or sterile, city dwellers may be making their living spaces more prone to certain kinds of fungi and bacteria.

There were a record 144 skyscrapers erected around the globe in 2017, with 76 in China alone.

Airbus is developing autonomous airborne vehicles to combat rush-hour traffic.

The U.K. should learn from the U.S.'s bad experience devolving power to cities.

Skateboarding will be a welcome breath of fresh air into the too-often elitist Games.

Pokémon Go opens a new conversation for how we are to protect our digital right to privacy.

The Pokémon Go app leads players to view their cities through a new explorer's lens.

Writing in Newsweek, Anne Hidalgo is convinced cities can provide a fresh momentum to democracy.

By 2050, almost two-thirds of Africans will live in cities. Development must keep up.