Rather than treating residents as research subjects, a new initiative in Hermosillo, Mexico, is inviting locals to become ...

“The heat is terrible,” said Nadia, describing life in her hometown of Hermosillo, Mexico. “To get to work, we’re forced to take the bus because if you walk, you dehydrate. It’s impossible to walk.” ...

“The heat is terrible,” said Nadia, describing life in her hometown of Hermosillo, Mexico. “To get to work, we’re forced to take the bus because if you walk, you dehydrate. It’s impossible to walk.” ...

“The heat is terrible,” said Nadia, describing life in her hometown of Hermosillo, Mexico. “To get to work, we’re forced to take the bus because if you walk, you dehydrate. It’s impossible to walk.” ...

McMillan Memorial Library, Nairobi’s oldest library, is currently undergoing restoration to become a multiuse civic center. Photo: WRI Ross Center At Eastlands Library in Nairobi, Kenya, students ...

In Belo Horizonte and Campinas, health workers are witnessing mounting heat-related impacts and the growing strain on their ability to provide responsive care firsthand. Photo: Roosevelt Cássio/WRI ...

Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of ...

From left to right: Ana Maria Pinto, IDB Transport Division Chief; Mohamed Mezghani, International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Secretary General; Claudia Diaz, Bogotá’s Secretary of ...

Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix Brasil, explores critical questions for building more sustainable cities. Every month features a new theme. Leaning on the expertise of researchers and ...

Newly planted trees line the Piassa-Mexico-Sarbet-Gotera-Wollo Sefer corridor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Implemented during the first phase of the city’s corridor development project, the trees provide ...

A resident looks out on the newly transformed Rodrigo Bueno neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Photo: WRI The transformation of Buenos Aires’ Rodrigo Bueno neighborhood over the last decade is remarkable.

Commuters to downtown Paris, France, sit in traffic on the Périphérique. Extended commutes, particularly in heavy traffic, are linked to increased stress and anxiety and decreased life satisfaction.