The fast-growing city of Cairo has spilled onto desert plains well beyond the lush floodplain of the Nile River.

A team of Leeds mathematicians and French civil engineers has developed a new way of visualising and analysing complex flood-protection schemes.

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub researchers are investigating how the layouts, or textures, of cities influence extreme weather events.

The coronavirus outbreak raised everyone’s awareness of the significance of global supply chains to modern economies.

Experts are investigating a better way of measuring the number of people exposed to the health risks of poorly-managed sanitation systems. And it will help reveal whether the world is on track to deliver UN Sustainable Goal 6 (SDG6).

The report says that since 1970, large areas of land have been urbanized, and this strains quality of life in every region.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. The truth of that saying was revealed once again to Lance Rake when he traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal, last year to develop a delivery version of the bamboo bicycles for which he is known.

European lawmakers are considering new regulations that would push manufacturers to design products that last longer.

Air quality and climate change intertwine in unexpected ways.

Coal combustion is not only the single most important source of CO2, accounting for more than a third of global emissions, but also a major contributor to detrimental effects on public health and biodiversity.