Asia-Pacific

Bob Day, president of the Australian Housing Industry Association, challenges the idea that sprawl is bad, and suggests that policies that promote urban density are the foundation of the country's housing affordability crisis.

Political leaders in China are hard at work devising incentives to make local leaders more environmentally conscious with development projects.

Residents in a suburb north of Melbourne are still waiting for a promised transit extension.

The impact of China's industrial growth on its own lands, waters and peoples has been recognized; now we are seeing its effects on the rest of the world.

Chinese government officials are developing the the '11th Five-Year Plan' to redirect policy from growth for growth's sake to a more sustainable model that would emphasize an 'all-around well-off society'.

The village of Huangbaiyu will be part of an innovative joint U.S.-China development project to create an ecologically-balanced area. Could this be a model for China's new urbanism?

An opinion columnist argues that smart growth techniques will only hurt Sydney in the long run, turning it into a 'rat's nest.'

An editorial lists all of the ways that the Australian government failed in not implementing the strategy in two Sydney neighborhoods.

One of Tokyo's most famous examples of 'pod living' is on the chopping block for demolition.

Having already made "tremendous achievements" in energy efficiency, the country with the world's second largest economy, is embarking on a new phase.

Efforts to rebuild village of Meulaboh, devestated in the Tsunami, get help from Phoenix developers.

With increasing car use in India and China will come a surge in their need for oil. The potential volatility from such aggressive oil politics could bring China and India into conflict with Western, Japanese and other regional interests.

'To just right things would probably take a generation using all the government clout and political will available.'

Architects, planners, and environmentalists assista a community to recover from the devastating impact of the Asian tsunami.

Architects and planners are eager to help tsunami victims rebuild. But Western solutions are not always the best.

APA Senior Research Associate James Schwab discusses lessons to be learned and explores what we already know about tsunamis from prior research.

Rebuilding popular resorts will take months, but analysts expect only short-term losses.

The creation of a new Western Sydney Parklands is predicted to be the largest park in the world.

China's capital is in 'a state of emergency' because of air pollution.

Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister offers a five point urban planning guide for the country's municipal councils to follow.