Environment
Carbon Tax Comes To The U.S.
The City of Boulder, Colorado makes history by approving the nation's first carbon tax.
Study Casts Doubt On 'Healthy Forests' Initiative
New studies by the Forest Service suggest that thinning forests as done under President Bush’s Healthy Forests Initiative may worsen forest damage, not reduce it.
Getting Humans Back Into Nature: A Dissertation
A practicing planner and academic proposes as his Ph.D. dissertation an ecosystem approach to planning, and asks how we begin to place our cities back into their ecological context.
Development Could Transform Palm Springs Landmark
Critics oppose a major development including a resort, golf course, and housing, on the lower slopes of Palm Spring's Mt. San Jacinto.
Wal-Mart Reports On Its Experiment With A 'Green Store'
Wal-Mart issues a one-year progress report on its experimental eco-store in Aurora, Colorado.
The 'Green' Skyscraper
William McDonough illustrates a model for the sustainable building of the future in Fortune Magazine.
Coastal Areas Should Begin Planning For Sea Level Rise
As 189 nations meet in Kenya to discuss climate change and rising sea levels, a group of scientists has released a report calling for nations to begin planning now for the devastating effects of rising sea levels, especially in coastal areas.
Australia's Loophole For Development Of Sensitive Lands
A new bill passed by the Australian Parliament appears at first to offer protection to environmentally sensitive lands is actually little more than a carbon-trading system for land that helps development on sensitive lands overstep environmental review.
Rising Above Threat On Floodplains
With more than 1.6 million Britons living in high-risk flood areas -- a number expected to double or even triple within 75 years -- lawmakers and environmentalists are looking for safer ways to house people on floodplains.
University Proposes Utopian Vision For Grant Land
The University of Minnesota has announced plans to make use of 7,800 acres of open land by creating a utopian community laboratory, with housing for 20,000-30,000 people and an integration of agriculture, commercial space, public transit and open space.
A Golden Shade Of Green
The Solaire, the first residential high-rise to earn “LEED Gold” status, is not just a premier environmentally friendly building—it’s also a big moneymaker.
Salt Lake City To Require LEED For New Buildings
An ordinance has been passed in Salt Lake City, Utah, requiring builders of any commercial, condo or apartment buildings to adhere to LEED green building standards if they are funded or financed by the city.
Creating A New National Park From Private Land
The founder of Burt's Bees is buying land in hopes of creating a new national park in Maine, but locals disagree with the plan to ban snowmobiling, hunting and all-terrain vehicles on 50,000 of her acres.
Two Chicago Projects Go Green For The Homeless
Two new environmentally-friendly housing projects in Chicago are geared towards the city's homeless population.
Turning Brownfields Into Brightfields
An environmentally remediated parcel of land in a hard-knock New England town finds new life as the nation's largest solar energy field.
When Green Building And Historic Preservation Collide
Architects, builders and preservationists met in Pittsburgh to discuss ways to get federal guidelines for historic structures to play nice with green building principles.
Florida May Replenish Groundwater With Treated Sewage To Allow Growth
Broward County, Florida, is considering a plan to reduce a growing demand on Everglades water by replenishing groundwater with treated sewage. The plan is generating outcry from environmentalists who worry the sewage won't be treated enough.
Environmental Groups Sue To Block Highway Construction
Environmental Defense and the Maryland chapter of the Sierra Club say they plan to file a lawsuit to prevent the construction of an 18-mile segment of highway which they claim will violate clean-air standards.
Another Plan For Combating Climate Change
Responding to a report by British economist Nicholas Stern, a recent article in the Guardian outlines a 10 point plan for taking action on climate change without "bringing civilization crashing down."
Environmental And Public Health Advocates Join Sprawl Fee Litigation
In an unusual twist in California's sprawling Central Valley, environmental and public health advocates have joined forces with the local air quality district - an agency they have sued in the past for not doing enough to clean the air.
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.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
