India finds itself a watershed moment with its urban evolution. With the United Nations projecting urbanization to reach 68% by 2050, the country's metropolitan regions needs to adapt to increasing ...

The city is not just its skyscrapers and sidewalks, its roads, or houses or people. The city is “a state of mind”—a result of the interactions between institutions and those who inhabit them. That was ...

Urban sociology and community studies encompass the systematic exploration of how urbanisation, social structures and cultural interactions shape the daily lives of city dwellers. This field examines ...

Indian cities are again on that path to being modern yet humane, ambitious yet inclusive, global in outlook yet rooted in our values Even as we demand more from our cities, we must also pause to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Even in retirement, Mark Gottdiener, PhD, professor emeritus of sociology in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, is recognized as one of the nation’s leading urban ...

Urban crows across the world have been interacting and coexisting with humans for longer than anyone can remember. Now, the relatively intelligent creatures (the crows, that is) are experiencing a ...

Even in retirement, Mark Gottdiener, professor emeritus of sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, is recognized as one of the nation’s leading urban sociologists. His work at the intersection of ...