Environment
An Endangered Act
The bald eagle has made a heartening recovery from the brink of extinction. But hundreds of other species are now in grave danger due to slashed budgets, Bush administration policies, and political interference in science.
Report Calls For Changes In Development Patterns
A new report calls on planners in the metropolitan Boston area to significantly alter housing development patterns to avoid a severe loss of land and natural resources by 2030.
LEED System To Get Upgrade
The premier rating system for green building and design is being adjusted to correct problems that have arisen as the system has evolved.
How Cheney Undercut Environmental Rules To Benefit Businesses
How the vice president intervened on behalf of businesses in cases such as the Klamath River dispute, the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, Clinton-era land protection measures, and the resignation of former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman.
New Delhi's Urban Growth Killing the Yamuna River
The death of a major river in India is a symptom of unchecked urban growth and a lack of sanitary infrastructure.
Designing Three Model Developments For Houston
Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company is on charrette designing three different sites in Houston, a city well-known for its homogeneous suburban development. Plans include a TOD, sustainability, brownfield redevelopment, and of course walkability.
Climate Change Increasing Infrastructure Maintenance Cost In Alaska
A study calculates the growing cost of maintaining Alaska's infrastructure as a result of global warming.
The University of Michigan's Solar Home
The MiSo is a prototype zero emission modular house developed at the University of Michigan. While still in early phases, the school hopes to develop the homes into a commercial venture.
Is Ozone The Issue?
New ozone standards will push the majority of American metropolises from compliance with to violation of the federal Clean Air Act. In this column, Joel Schwartz argues that ozone isn't the big problem.
Creating Market Incentives For Wetlands Restoration
By creating market incentives for wetlands restoration, the Wetlands Initiative project aims to clean water, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce greenhouse gases.
More Americans Than Ever Commuting To Work Alone In Their Car
Despite the attention that global warming has received in the U.S., most Americans aren't choosing more eco-friendly commutes.
Supreme Court's Endangered Species Ruling A Victory For Builders
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the federal Clean Water Act takes precedence over the Endangered Species Act when considering approval of development plans. The ruling is seen as a victory for developers.
Planning For Rising Sea Levels
For the coastal California city of San Diego, the threat of global warming and rising sea levels is on the minds of many local officials and planners.
Will The Sunbelt Dry Up?
Drought and shrinking water supplies could pose serious limits to growth in the American southwest and southeast.
Washington Needed After All?
Much has been made recently about how U.S. municipal and state governments aren't waiting for the federal government to act on climate change. Now it appears that these efforts can't succeed without Washington.
Big City Farming On the 20th Floor
'Vertical farming' -- the idea of growing crops and livestock in high-rise buildings -- could be a solution to the high environmental costs of transporting food from distant farms to dense urban areas.
Amazon Tribe Looks To Use Google Earth To Prevent Logging
A Brazilian tribe is in talks with Google to use its satellite imaging program to monitor and prevent illegal logging in the tribal reservation of more than 600,000 acres in the Amazon rainforest.
Documentary Follows Suburban Development Fight In Austin
"The Unforeseen," a new documentary, takes a thoughtful look at the various interests at stake in the development of sprawling real estate in Austin.
Seattle Grapples With Tree Losses
A rash of illegal tree cutting in Seattle has prompted local officials to act on the city's decreasing amount of trees and canopy cover. Tree-planting efforts hope to build the canopy back from less than its current city coverage of less than 20%.
'The Green Wall Of China'
China is establishing a living wall of vegetation to hold back the Gobi desert that is heading southeast to Beijing.
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
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
