Community / Economic Development
The Economist offers a European perspective on the Wal-Mart phenomenon.
The Economist
Do big projects really bring jobs to the neighborhoods they claim to help?
The Gotham Gazette
Without high pedestrian and retail activity, regional malls could actually benefit from re-opening to vehicular traffic.
The Courier Mail
Poverty is expensive. Neal Peirce looks at "predatory fiscal devices" that trap millions of low-income Americans.
The Washington Post Writers Group
A conference in Santa Barbara, CA, focuses on "Wal-Mart's sins". Even the organizers are surprised by the turnout.
Business Week
In the 1990s the city's downtown was deserted. Yet Ventura, CA has come back to win the designation of "most livable city" in the small-city category.
The Los Angeles Times
Residents should have a say in whether they have a Wal-Mart in their backyard, argues the Christian Science Monitor.
The Christian Science Monitor
A panel setup by Prime Minister Tony Blair concludes that Britain is "far adrift" from meeting its environmental responsibilities.
The Daily Telegraph
A formerly all-white South African suburb of Johannesburg has transitioned into a 'sprawling racial melange.'
The Los Angeles Times
A number of very large projects will change the face of Moscow forever.
Moscow Times
Planners may rail against Wal-Mart, but residents vote with their cash.
Town Hall
Real estate development opportunities abound after the initial growing pains of reconstruction of the Central Artery
The New York Times
The Countryside Exchange helps communities identify undeveloped assets.
The Christian Science Monitor
A local response to Wal-Mart's global spread.
AlterNet
Crime, traffic, and light pollution are among the chief impacts of Wal-Mart in western Chester County.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Partners for Livable Communities releases a list of livable places for the decade.
USA Today
A successful lawsuit over 20 years of contamination of Anniston, Alabama, results in a wave of anger among residents who feel cheated and abandoned.
The Los Angeles Times
Four upstate New York counties are luring farmers and would-be farmers in order to prevent development.
Wall St. Journal
Some of the city's lesser known neighborhoods are impressive attractions on their own.
The New York Times
As Wal-Mart expands into new urban markets, it is facing unwelcome attention from politicians and the media.
Wharton Business School, University Of Pennsylvania
