Cities

A new study looks beyond deaths and property damages to show how a region’s poorest residents would have the greatest difficulty recovering from a disaster.

Researchers point the way to buildings that aim to improve human well-being.

Architectural and digital innovations could help make the indoor spaces we spend so much time in healthier places to be.

On a working wind farm, researchers show that angling turbines slightly away from the wind can boost overall energy produced and even out the otherwise variable supply.

The sweeping plan to overhaul transportation, energy and other sectors cites climate change as a “direct threat to the national security of the United States.”

​By using the publicly available data, researchers have identified factors that promote the use of solar energy and those that discourage it.

Stanford civil engineers are working with the city to assess high-rise safety and mitigate any disruption, downtime or lost economic activity should downtown buildings be damaged.

​In addition to reusing water, we'll have to augment the supply from reservoirs with recycling, stormwater capture, desalination and other strategies.

Participants traveled to the Columbia River valley to understand the interplay between water, energy and human populations.

Researchers propose three ways that 100% clean, renewable energy could prevent blackouts.

At the Wind Engineering Lab, a team is working to harness a building's natural ventilation to allow it to stay cool or warm up at just the right times.