Asia-Pacific
China, Japan, other South East Asian countries, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands countries.
The Most Exciting City In East Asia
Without a doubt, Shanghai has surpassed Tokyo in terms of urban energy, buzz, and style.
Cities Reveal Shifts In China, Japan
Development in Shanghai and Osaka over the past decade shows one region growing fast, the other stuck in the mud.
Deforestation Led To Deadly Phillipines Landslide
Deforestration contributed to a landslide in the Phillipines that may have killed over 1000 people.
Vietnam Creates Satellite City Plan
The scheme for Ho Chi Minh City is designed to alleviate overcrowding and other socioeconomic problems.
Melbourne Kicks Cars Out Of City Center
Elements of a new city council plan include an overall reduction in speed limit, a more streamlined tram system, and general opposition to increased road access for cars in the central business district.
The New Confession: 'I Am A Suburbanist'
A columnist confesses publicly that he is a heretic and that he 'loves suburbia.'
Solving Sydney's Transporation Crisis
Light rail may be the answer to the transportation crisis in Sydney, Australia, argues chief executive of City of Sydney council, Peter Seamer.
Tsunami Priority: Homes
One year later, most survivors still do not have permanent shelter. Yet many have income again.
Five Tsunami Memorial Designs Selected
The Tsunami Memorial committee selects five designs for the memorial short list.
Protest Over Development in Rural China Turns Deadly
The fatal rioting over a proposed coal plant shows that rural residents who are bearing the environmental and social costs of China's hyper-development may be running out of patience.
Tokyo's Unfolding Construction Scandal
A scandal is unfolding in Tokyo as 57 buildings are identified as likely to fail in a moderate earthquake.
An Urban Planning Crisis in Australia?
House prices in most capital cities in Australias have doubled, putting them out of reach for young Australian families.
Global Warming Displaces Pacific Islanders
U.N. scientific panel reports on what it says may be the first example of people being formally displaced due to rising sea levels caused by global warming.
Carmaker Encourages Employees To Walk To Work
Mazda is recommending employees walk rather than drive to work.
Harbin Chemical Spill: One More Cost of Low Prices
Joshua Muldavin writes that the massive chemical contamination of China's Songhua River is but a symptom of an unsustainable global economy in which rural areas bear the environmental costs of global industrialization and consumption.
Melbourne's Growing Revolt Against The City's Development Plan
Is Melbourne experiencing a populist revolt against the city's smart growth Melbourne 2030 development plan?
China Considers Ending Urban Residency Permit System
Millions of rural Chinese have moved to the largest cities, seeking jobs, but without formal access or rights to services. Chinese officials are concerned that the unequal treatment of urban and rural residents may lead to social instability.
The Quality of Sprawl
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.
Calculating China's 'Green GDP': Incentivizing Green Development
Political leaders in China are hard at work devising incentives to make local leaders more environmentally conscious with development projects.
Stranded In Melbourne
Residents in a suburb north of Melbourne are still waiting for a promised transit extension.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
