Education & Careers
Planning Schools For A Changing Future
The design of schools should account for advances in technology and consider how those changes will affect the way students learn, according to learning advocates who discuss the future of school design in this article from the BBC.
Maui's Planning Director Profiled
The Planning Director for Maui, Hawaii, Jeff Hunt, prepares to take on a new general plan process. He was formerly the director of community development in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Is Harvard's Design School Sexist?
Controversy over the lack of female faculty at Harvard's Graduate School of Design has erupted after a adjunct professor of landscape architecture submitted her resignation in protest of the school's gender imbalance.
A Very Early Start For A Career In Planning
A innovative program for gifted children in Australia is giving students a chance to learn the basics of town planning.
Internet Resources for Urban Planning Students and Scholars
Smyth Lai, a reference librarian in Portland, Oregon, offers his review of leading resources for planning students and scholars.
Urban Planning One Of The '10 Hot Jobs For 2007'
Citing real estate growth for both the decadent and the practical, urban planners are predicted to be in high demand for 2007.
An Introduction To Global Planning Scholarship
Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning (Volume 2) offers an international perspective on planning and seeks to overcome regional isolation in planning research.
New Generation Of City Managers Needed
As current city management professionals inch toward retirement, a shortage of younger candidates may mean tough times ahead for professionally managed cities.
The AICP Certification Maintenance Program: Good Steps In The Wrong Direction
Though the program has good intentions, APA's proposal for mandatory continuing education could just encourage more planners to attend the National Planning Conference than to actually get more training.
Sustainability Gains Status on US Campuses
Arizona State University will launch the nation's first School of Sustainability next month.
The School Of Environmental Sustainability
As universities across the country are renovating their campuses and buildings to be more environmentally sustainable, one university is taking the subject into the classroom as its School of Sustainability opens next month.
Donald Krueckeberg, Leading Voice In Urban Planning, Dies
Krueckeberg influenced a generation of urban planners with his teaching and writing on land use policy, property theory and history.
Connecticut Needs To Train More Planners
With no graduate urban planning programs at any of the state's public or private universities, the American Planning Association's Connecticut Chapter is working with University of Connecticut to establish a master's program in planning.
A Career In Brownfields
A innovative training program in Boston is helping people get better jobs cleaning up the environment.
Measuring The Impact Of Universities
Describing the impact of universities can be challenging for both higher education and Technology-Based Economic Development (TBED). Two new reports demonstrate the importance of higher education institutions to a local economy.
Top 10 Planning Books Of The Year
The editors of Planetizen have released their annual list of the best books in planning. Find out which titles made our must-read list for 2006.
D.C. Gets New Transit Head
John Catoe, a Washingtion D.C. native who won praise as second in command at the Los Angeles MTA, was tapped to run the capital's transit agency -- a job that comes with both major headaches and perks.
The Ballpark Stadium of the Future
The Oakland A's sign a deal with the technology company Cisco to replace the Oakland Coleseum for a high-tech new ballpark which will set the standard for future stadiums.
City Streets Serve As Training Ground For Form-Based Zoning
Groups of planners, architects, and policy makers descended on downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey, to document the character of the city's urban form as part of a training program in form-based codes.
Green Buildings Make Kids Smarter, Healthier
A new report released by the American Institute of Architects has found that implementing green building techniques in schools has benefits beyond the environment. Test scores and student health have also been shown to increase.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
