The process of city-making shaped by digital tools is a wide-ranging topic, including digital mapping via GIS and sensors, and participatory platforms enabling people to be involved. The promised efficiency and real-time insights of these tools can also make things worse if datasets exclude marginalised communities and decision-making is based on commercial interests instead of Read the full article…

New York City is one of the most visited locations on Earth with more than 66 million visitors in 2019 (Office of the New York state comptroller, 2021), known for its high-rise architecture, Broadway theatre productions, shopping districts and iconic landmarks. However, this booming economy has had an enormous impact on the locals that live Read the full article…

What is Environmental Justice Environmental justice means that every person has the right to a healthy environment, regardless of race, income or background. In practice, EJ aims to ensure that everyone has equal access to environmental benefits like clean air, parks and clean water. Communities should also share environmental burdens, such as pollution and waste facilities in a fair way. Furthermore, communities Read the full article…

Designing better cities : Urban design in practice with ARUP Introduction Hello, I am Sanskar Agrawal and today I am writing this blog on how urban design is getting progressed with ARUP. ARUP a global company started by Ove Arup in 1946, in London, As, We know how cities are expanding rapidly in recent years, Read the full article…

Introduction: ARUP’s Mission for Better Urban Cities Today, cities are growing quickly and climate change is a serious issue. Urban design is no longer just about building roads or buildings. It is about how people live, move and feel in cities every day. In this blog, I use Arup, a global firm that works on planning, Read the full article…

Digital Tools in City Making: Shaping Smarter and Better Cities Today, cities are growing very fast. With more people, more buildings, and more pressure on land, water, and transport, designing cities has become more complex than ever. This is where digital tools are playing a very important role in city making. Digital tools help planners, Read the full article…

Environmental Justice often feels like a distant concept in textbooks or policy reports. But in reality, it is something we live before we ever name it. It is felt in the heat of streets, the freshness of the air we breathe, the comfort of our homes, and the simple ease—or struggle—of moving around our cities. Read the full article…

Sustainable Mobility in Istiklal street, Istanbul, Turkey In recent years, İstiklal Street in Istanbul has improved a lot. Streets that were once full of cars are now open to pedestrians, making the area safer and nicer to walk. The pedestrianization of İstiklal Street, together with the metro and less traffic on nearby streets, made walking Read the full article…

Housing is often talked about in economic terms, as price increase, investment value, and/or market value. Dr. Camila Cociña contested that framing in her talk “Housing Justice: Towards an Action-Research Agenda.” She emphasized that housing should be understood as a human right, not a commodity, and I think that lens of thinking about the future Read the full article…

Sustainable Mobility in Newcastle Upon Tyne The city centre of Newcastle has changed drastically over the past 50 years. Northumberland Street was previously a part of the main road that linked Edinburgh to London. Cars became the priority rather than pedestrians with busy streets, large multistorey car parks, and pedestrian access was taken away from Read the full article…

Introduction  Barriers and buffers provided by natural areas can provide flood protection, climate regulation, carbon storage, air purification, and several other different ecosystem services.  Heavy rain, rising sea levels, and overflowing rivers make flooding a major and real threat. Extreme heat and drought also put cities and large areas in danger, since when rain falls Read the full article…

The term ‘spatial injustice’ first came to prominence during the 1970’s when writers such as David Harvey and Henri Lefebvre began to explore the possibility that the way space itself was organized within a city was politically motivated and detrimental to marginalized communities (Harvey 1973), although Edward Soja suggested that their work was focused on Read the full article…