Historic Cities

Aerial view of harbor with modern buildings in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Retrofitting Old Cities for Sustainability

Explore strategies for retrofitting old cities to enhance sustainability while preserving historical integrity and managing logistical challenges.

December 15, 2024 - Devin Partida

Çatalhöyük, 7400 BC, Konya, Turkey

What Is Çatalhöyük?

Thought to be one of the first major urban centers in human civilization, Çatalhöyük was a Neolithic settlement that, at its height, reached a population of close to 10,000 at a time when most humans still lived in small hunter-gatherer bands of several hundred people.

April 2, 2021 - Diana Ionescu

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.