Ladd Keith, PhD, assistant professor of planning at the University of Arizona, and co-author of a new guide on urban heat resilience, explains why this is the time for cities and governments to take serious action to

Companies in the Transit Tech Lab competition will test solutions over an eight-week period with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and NJ Transit.   Transit Tech Lab is committed to

Matosinhos and the Province of Potenza have been recognised by the UN-led coalition Making Cities Resilient 2030 for pioneering strategies to reduce the impact of disasters including fires and earthquakes.   Province of Potenza in Italy, named

The collaboration brings together Itron’s energy management solutions and Microsoft’s cloud computing offerings to help cities and utilities reach their goals in areas such as grid resilience and decarbonisation.   The collaboration aims to help cities use

UrbanFootprint has raised $25m in backing to expand its urban intelligence platform that enables cities to make more informed decisions on critical infrastructure investments.   UrbanFootprint's data will help prioritise investment for critical infrastructure UrbanFootprint, the US-based

Systems aim to mitigate the effects of climate change and are linked to a smart water management hub which uses predictive weather technology to reduce the likelihood of localised flood risk ahead of storm events.   Systems

The Savills 2022 Impacts programme examined 500 cities using metrics around economic strength, knowledge economy and technology, environmental and social governance, and real estate investment   New York City tops the 2022 Resilient Cities Index New York,

The Swedish city has been recognised for its proactive efforts to prepare for and mitigate climate-related hazards and joins the other hubs of Barcelona, Helsingborg, Manchester and Milan.   Malmö is working on a coastal protection strategy,

The park area aims to deliver a community connection in a dense urban setting with a third of the area planted with 6,000-plus shrubs, perennials, climbers and trees, significant to indigenous culture, food, and medicine.   Part

Steve Turner, director of the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission (CCIC), explains how the commission is seeking to close the funding gap in the UK to enable crucial green projects to go ahead, and considers the ways