Environment
Does Runoff Have To Run Off?
Can we green our streets and still preserve urbanism? Seattle and Portland may show us the way.
Urban Ecosystems That Can Save Cities
Well planned urban landscapes can do more than beautify a city, they can provide ecological stability and protect urban areas from threats.
London's Congestion Charge May Increase For Heavy Polluters
A proposal has been made to increase the charge levied on highly polluting cars traveling into London's central congestion zone. The 8-pound fee could rise to 25 pounds for some drivers.
Nation's Capital Wants To Lead The Nation On Green Building
A new proposal would make Washington D.C. the first major city in the country to require most large scale construction to follow green building standards.
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.
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.
Appalachian Highlands Housing Partners
Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Laramie
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
