Urban densification is increasingly accepted as a necessity and is important for no-net land
take. Densification occurs in many places, especially fast-growing cities with a combination …

The drawbacks of crowded informal settlements stand in stark contrast to the theoretical
promise that urban density is the key to building more productive, sustainable and resilient …

The role of developers in shaping the built environment has attracted considerable critical
attention, often focussing on the overbearing role of powerful, globalised actors in urban …

Global policies promote urban compaction to achieve sustainable development. This article
highlights the limits of analysing densification at the city scale and advocates for a more …

Due to the combination of climate change and the rapid growth in urban populations in
Africa, many urban areas are encountering exacerbated urban heat island (UHI) effects. It is …

Equitable access to green spaces is essential in cities, especially those with complex socio-
economic challenges. This study considers how socio-economic characteristics influence …

In Bogotá, as in most large Latin American cities, urban informality is a persistent
phenomenon. Although the expansion of new informal land has decreased, the densification …

In urban areas, green spaces and natural ecosystems can be a source of benefits to different
socio-economic classes of residents, including those within unplanned informal settlements …

The financialisation of housing is seen to undermine tenants' rights, affordable housing and
planning controls in order to make housing and homes more amenable to profit extraction …

This case study in the World Resources Report,“Towards a More Equal City,” examines
transformative urban change in Johannesburg, South Africa, through transit-oriented …