Italian architect and researcher Dr. Chiara Mazzarella has long been captivated by the idea of finding better ways to use empty buildings. Across Europe, millions of homes and commercial buildings lie ...

In 2022, the presidents of New York City’s five boroughs unanimously lobbied Mayor Eric Adams to plant a million new trees by 2030, living up to similar commitments by the city’s prior two mayors. “It ...

Community gardens and urban farms positively affect biodiversity, local ecosystems, and the well-being of people that work in them, a new study shows. Traditionally, it has been assumed that ...

Do you want to work for change and equity? Join us to work alongside urban communities as you utilize your discipline for change. Learn what it means to be a community-grounded professional. The Urban ...

Despite being portrayed as having vastly different ideologies, people in rural communities have a lot of opinions in common with their urban counterparts, a new study from the American Communities ...

Traditionally, it has been assumed that cultivating food leads to a loss of biodiversity and negative impacts on an ecosystem. A new study from researchers at multiple universities, including The ...

Denver Urban Gardens partners with city governments, school districts and parks departments to secure public land through use agreements. Volunteers within the community maintain the plots. Denver ...

It’s summer, and it’s been hot, even in northern cities such as Boston. But not everyone is hit with the heat in the same way, even within the same neighborhood. Take two streets in Boston at 4:30 p.m ...