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While cities are focused on promoting green 'buildings', planners and landscape architects need to advocate more green city planning.

Plans to redevelop Asia's largest slum will displace over 1 million people, many of whom earn their livelihood recycling Mumbai's trash.

A train capable of reaching speeds of 224 mph has been unveiled in France.

A planning expert in Wales is warning that many cities are endanger of pushing families out to the suburbs by focusing solely on high-density development.

Government will draft a policy to address deforestation, melting glaciers, and energy-efficient economic growth but officials did not mention cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

With strong municipal involvement, the town of Roubaix has attracted textile shops and created cultural places in industrial buildings.

As if Mumbai didn't have enough traffic problems, a Boeing 737 jet was left abandoned on a busy street, only to mysteriously disappear several days later.

A desert metropolis of suburbs nearing the two million residents mark, Perth is quickly draining its underground aquifers to keep its gardens green.

One London borough has taken to charging higher parking fees to the owners of high-emission vehicles.

In 20 short years, the country has become the second largest car market in the world, and is in the midst of a road building bonanza.

British planners have green-lighted a dizzying array of new high-rise projects, though some question the benefits of building tall.

With officials deciding to shutdown the city's water system for 24 hours to make repairs, Mumbaikars creatively meet the challenges of daily life without running water for a day.

A parking enthusiast drives around the United Kingdom to find the best car park experience.

A new government policy aims to address the severe housing shortage in Mumbai, India, by promoting new construction and increasing foreign investment.

President Bush approves plans for a 700km border fence between the United States and Mexico, to the dismay of the Mexican government and immigrant advocates.

The Blacksmith Institute has released a list of the 10 most polluted spots on earth. Three of the hotspots are in Russia, with the remainder in various countries.

The Government of Delhi clears several slums on the banks of the Yamuna river to make way for the athletes housing for the 2010 commonwealth games.

Shenzhen and Pudong (near Hong Kong and Shanghai respectively) were developed as Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Now India's plans to fast-tract and focus such development into designated areas have run into opposition from diverse sectors like India's lef

President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, John Holdren believes the threat from global warming is worse than previously believed and crticizes the Bush administration for its response.

Senior researchers at the Centre for Cities discuss whether the UK should look towards Europe or the US when making urban policy.