University of the Built Environment
A monthly exploration into the world of sustainability in the built environment with commentary and input from University of the Built Environment’s Vice Chancellor and academics.
Why has the 15-minute city urban planning concept become the centre of heated debate, controversy and conspiracy theories? According to research by TUC, the average person spends 59 minutes travelling…
Urban greening isn’t just making the cities of the future green – it’s helping them become sustainable, too. Here’s how. The built environment is at a crossroads. As a sector,…
Could master planning help us mitigate climate change and combat increasing urbanisation, overpopulation and urban sprawl? Despite accounting for less than 2% of the Earth’s surface area, cities are currently…
Are China's empty cities and municipalities a rare phenomenon or a sign of things to come for urban planning in the built environment? Ghost towns are a phenomenon that have…
It’s not just bad weather, car accidents and roadworks – there’s a bigger reason why the traffic in your city is getting worse. For most people, traffic is simply a…
The concept of ‘sponginess’ has emerged in the urban planning discourse in recent years, but what does it actually mean? As the 2050 target of achieving net zero approaches, the…
Could incorporating green spaces into natural environments help planners balance sustainability and continued development of infrastructure? As the global population continues to grow, so does the housing crisis. This need…
It’s not just in employee demographics that the built environment is short of female representation – it’s in the planning and designs of our buildings and cities, too. It’s a…
