November is the World Sustainable Transport DayTransportation is needed in our daily lives be it directly travelling from place to place or transport of goods and materials. It is vital for promoting ...

Urbanization is the defining global phenomenon of this century. For the first time in history, more than half the world’s population lives in urban areas. Between 2000 and 2030, in developing ...

“Promoting sustainable human settlements development” is the subject of Chapter 7 of Agenda 21. Programme areas include: (A) Providing adequate shelter for all; (B) improving human settlements ...

To ensure the rapid development and deployment of new and innovative transport solutions to meet the climate crisis and spearhead action towards affordable and accessible transport for all, the UN ...

Transport planning has evolved from traditional, vehicle‐centred models to more holistic and sustainable frameworks that integrate person‐, trip‐, or activity‐based approaches. Initially dominated by ...

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania pushing for adoption of ICT-driven solutions across the transport sector, with officials stressing that the country has every reason to accelerate the use of digital ...

Today the Council adopted a revised regulation regarding EU guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). The new law aims to build a reliable, seamless, and ...

Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. In addition to regulating land tenure, ...

Land is a precious resource. For a country like Japan, whose territory is approximately 378,000 square kilometers, with dense forests and mountain terrain covering about 70 percent of its land, ...

Economic stakeholders said the Amra City project represents a strategic opportunity to strengthen sustainable development in the Kingdom and launch a new era of inclusive growth. They told the Jordan ...