Rina Chandran focuses on land and property rights for place, and other humanitarian issues at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, based in Mumbai. She has worked as an editor and reporter for about 15 years in Singapore, New York and India for some of the world’s leading outlets, including Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Reuters and Business Line.
One of Barcelona's largest parks, named after Spanish painter Joan Miro, is just a stone's throw from the busy crossroads between Consell de Cent and Rocafort streets, but here you could ...
An urban farm developed on a former landfill site in northern Thailand boosted the food security and livelihoods of poor families during the coronavirus pandemic, and can be a model for u...
From empty offices to healthier buildings and more open spaces, the pandemic will upend city centres.
The coronavirus pandemic has increased pressure on governments to address shortages in housing and allowed authorities more freedom to convert empty offices, urban experts said on Tuesday.
A water desalination plant powered by solar energy in a small east Indian town, backed by beer maker Carlsberg Group, could be a sustainable option for other coastal areas where rising se...
北京附近的一座以木制公寓楼、屋顶农场和可再生能源为特点的新城正处于设计阶段，其总建筑师说，该城区计划配备可以使用无人机的露台以及宽敞的居家办公空间，以防未来疫情爆发。
A new city near Beijing featuring wooden apartment blocks, rooftop farms and renewable energy is being designed with drone-friendly terraces and ample space from which to work at home in ...
Bangkok tourist destination Khao San Road is usually heaving with people on weekends, its cheap beer bars, tattoo parlours, street vendors, hostels and buzzing nightlife drawing budget tr...
Taking a bus or the subway? Not without first checking your temperature in a smart shelter or touch-free kiosk.
A new park in Thailand's capital - built on an abandoned train track - can be a model for turning the city's other unused spaces into much-needed green areas to boost well-being and mitig...
Coronavirus lockdowns are pushing more city dwellers to grow fruit and vegetables in their homes, providing a potentially lasting boost to urban farming, architects and food experts said ...
Disinfecting drones. Talking robots. Artificial intelligence that can scan thousands of medical images in a flash.
City planners and physicians say densely packed hubs are particularly vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks and may need a redesign.
Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year.
Bangkok's Thammasat University, one of the oldest in Thailand, has a new claim to fame: Asia's largest urban rooftop farm.
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