Latin America has had a very rapid and intense urbanization process in the last century. Along with North America, both regions have the highest levels of urbanization worldwide. The cities where most ...

Sep. 3—When the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Heritage law, also known as the Monuments Act of 1961, went into effect over 60 years ago, it designated not ...

The most predominant health problems associated with urbanization are poor nutrition, pollution-related health conditions, the emergence of infectious diseases, inadequate sanitation, and housing ...

The aesthetic qualities of urban places or monuments make them recognizable and memorable. They offer a narrative of the space, a declaration of values that the inhabitants identify with. It takes ...

Sustaining natural levels of base flow is critical to maintaining ecological function as stream catchments are urbanized. Stream base flow responds variably to urbanization. Base flow or water tables ...

One of ASU's defining characteristics is the relatively warm weather that is experienced throughout the school year. However, in recent years the extreme heat that residents of Tempe deal with has ...