Urban Planning
What are the 7 Principles of Successful Urban Design?
Urban design is crucial in creating liveable, functional, and sustainable cities. It involves the planning and design of the built…
Author: Oviyaa Venkateshwaran
Cities
What is Urban Heat Island Effect and Its Causes?
Urban Heat Island (UHI) occurs when cities are warmer than the surrounding rural areas. UHI is an environmental problem affecting…
Climate Change Urban Resilience
Why China’s Sponge Cities are Important To Tackle Flooding
China is building 'Sponge City' - a nature-based solution to tackle flooding. Sponge City is an urban planning concept that…
Climate Change Urban Resilience
How to Build Resilient and Sustainable Urban Development for Climate Change
With over half of the global population living in cities, building a resilient and sustainable urban development is critically necessary.…
Green Energy
World’s First Artificial Wind Energy Island is Planned in Denmark
Denmark is planning to build a huge £25bn artificial wind energy island, located 50 miles (80km) offshore in the center…
Urban Planning
How to Create a Sustainable City for Better Quality of Life?
Planning an integrated city means providing a healthier lifestyle with a climate-resilient infrastructure. This comes from providing a people-oriented infrastructure…
Climate Change Sustainable Cities
How Maldives Plan to Survive Sea-Level Rise
About 1000 islands in the Maldives are less than 1 meter above sea level. The country finds an innovative solution…
Climate Change
How Climate Change Causes Intense Wildfires in the World?
Wildfires have a direct and indirect link to climate variations. Many researchers believe that the wildfires we see today can…
Uncategorized
What Makes Copenhagen the World’s Safest City?
Copenhagen ranked as the safest city in the world in 2021. The city was has replaced Tokyo for the top…
Climate Change
10 Effects of Climate Change on the Environment
Globally, climate change is taking a toll on the environment with adverse events. Intense heatwaves, melting of glaciers, habitat loss,…