Making the most of the World Urban Forum: Tips for journalists

It is almost time for the biggest conference for urban planners, the World Urban Forum (WUF). Hosted by UN-Habitat, this event will bring together around 20,000 planners and urbanists under the title “Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities”. Baku in Azerbaijan will host the event from 17-22 May 2026.
Ljubljana: An early mover for pedestrianisation

What I learned at the Urban Future Better-Cities conference in Ljubljana in March 2026 about making transformation happen.
Why I teach solutions journalism for cities

An invitation for the next Urban Solutions Journalism Academy on April 8th, recent stories, and the case for reporting on what works.
Does Indigenous architecture hold the secrets to sustainable construction?

In this repost from CityChangers, Reanna McKay tells us how Indigenous urban design and place markers are rolling back centuries of exclusion in the Canadian city of Winnipeg.
Visualising urban futures

A German artist creates beautiful visions of a green, sustainable Nuremberg to imagine a better future.