Urban greening projects should consider historical development patterns and past discriminatory practices to avoid exacerbating the unequal distribution of environmental benefits, says an urban and ...

For as long as people have built cities, they have been centers of both opportunity and inequality. In ancient times, this was evident in the size of houses, the grandeur of monuments, and the ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

But what has historically received less attention is the role infrastructure construction and maintenance have played in promoting inequality and racial segregation. “There is racism physically built ...

Local governments in developing countries are crucial for providing public services that promote human development and address challenges like extreme weather, unemployment and crumbling ...

In an exclusive interview with Outlook Business, Nobel Prize–winning economist James Robinson explains why rising inequality ...