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Bicycling offers great benefits for urban residents in low- and middle-income countries, yet pathways to scale its adoption remain poorly understood. This study reveals the current state of bicycling infrastructure and policy, as well as key barriers, through fieldwork in four cities.
This study finds that crowd-sensed plants as living sensors uncover climate and soil patterns in 326 European cities; extend the urban heat island effect to moisture, pH, salinity and disturbance; and show built-up areas homogenize whereas urban forests preserve environmental diversity.
This study estimates construction-related emissions and carbon budgets for over 1,000 cities worldwide. Through quantitative analysis and an accessible open dashboard, this study empowers city stakeholders to craft science-based strategies for aligning future construction growth with climate goals.
Globalized production and the rise of e-commerce have intensified urban freight activity, amplifying environmental impacts and raising equity concerns. This study examines freight-related emissions at the city level across the USA, uncovering two key factors driving disparities in emissions burdens.
Large informal settlements reflect inequalities in Latin America, where transport interventions can build social capital. TransMiCable increased the probability of individuals transitioning to bridging social capital networks, suggesting an increase in trust among neighbors and an improvement in bridging community networks.
Affordable public housing in Singapore enables intergenerational upward mobility for lower-income families by easing budget constraints. Children of public housing residents have 9.5% higher probability of surpassing their parents’ housing ranks through increased investment in education.
Participatory trials in India’s informal settlements show that low-cost interventions can lower indoor temperature by up to 1.24 °C, offering a rapid, scalable solution for heat resilience in vulnerable urban communities.
Global air connectivity shapes where multinational firms locate subsidiaries, especially in knowledge-intensive sectors, by reducing coordination frictions. Eigenvector centrality emerges as the strongest predictor of a city’s attractiveness for foreign investment.
Most cities lack comprehensive health adaptation strategies in climate planning, with no global plans achieving fully integrated holistic approaches. City climate adaptation plans show the awareness of health impacts, but only 11% have strong health strategies.
Urban redevelopment is a key government policy and planning strategy to address various urban challenges. This study investigates where, how and to what extent China’s city hierarchy influences redevelopment activities within China’s rapidly evolving urban landscape.
