Urbanisation & the Global South

Urban form typologies in Seoul since 1960: A framework for block-level classification and their changing prevalence over time

Structural imbalance in urban transition: spatial misalignment characteristics and driving mechanisms of low-carbon resilience and residents’ well-being

How does urbanization shape regime shifts in social–ecological systems? Evidence from China

The need for a robust policy framework for governing the urban transition toward climate neutrality: A comparative analysis of nine Italian cities

From planetary urbanization to global scenarios of depopulation. A geographical perspective

Urbanization, historical connectivity and socioeconomic status shape multispecies grassland diversity in a metropolitan region

Urbanization through the eyes of a spreading semi-aquatic mammal: contributions of multi-scale analysis to management decisions

Werewolf to Rudolph: Urban disciplining in public space and bubble acculturation of migrants

Governing street vendors, assembling differentiated Chinese statehood: The case of Guanting Street, Hefei

Suburban Development and City Extensions

The Role of Understory Vegetation in Addressing Urban Heat Island Effects in Kansas City, MO

Beyond the Mega-City Narrative in Urban Informality: Informality and Water Precarity in Jaipur, India

Winning the double war: Urbicide, informality, and reconstruction in Syrian cities after 2011

GOVERNING OR MANIPULATING LEVERAGE TO BUILD MORE CITIES? Borrowing in the Shadows by Local Governments and Real Estate Developers in China

SDG 11 Global Synthesis Report 2026

UN-Habitat's periodic review of progress on Sustainable Development Goal 11 (sustainable cities), presented in July 2026; it records some gains but warns the housing crisis threatens overall progress.

Refugees as Urban Stakeholders: Lessons From Reception of Ukrainians in German Cities

Draws lessons from how German cities received Ukrainian refugees, framing refugees as stakeholders in urban development rather than only as recipients of aid.

South Sudan Urbanization Review: Cities as Anchors of Recovery and Resilience

Launched with the Government of South Sudan, the review argues that rapid urbanisation should be harnessed as a driver of stability, jobs and inclusive growth in a post-conflict setting.

Aleppo After War: The Municipal Vision Before 2011 and Why Urban Recovery Should Not Start from Scratch

Revisits Aleppo's pre-2011 municipal planning vision and argues that post-war recovery should build on it rather than start from a blank slate.