Environment
Catastrophic Drought 50 Years Away For Southwest
Using sophisticated climate models, scientists are predicting a 15 percent loss of surface moisture by 2050. They suspect, but cannot conclude, that global warming is to blame.
Planning And TOD To The Rescue
This column from The San Francisco Examiner describes how "urban planning can save the world", and identifies transit-oriented development as a major solution to global warming.
Booming Town Seeks Water From Reluctant Neighbor
An 11-year drought in the Southwest U.S. has a growing small town in Nevada looking to pump water from nearby Beaver Dam, Arizona. Many in the Arizona town are upset over the proposed water-snatch, which they say limits their own ability to develop.
Deer In The Big City
As suburban sprawl spreads in upstate New York, more deer are finding their way into the five boroughs of New York City. Some have called for signs to alert drivers, but others say the movement patterns of the deer aren't consistent enough for signs.
Fiesta On The Sandy Shores Of Mexico City
For those who can't get to the coast, tons of sand have been trucked into a park in Mexico City, where residents flock to spend a day at the "beach". But critics see the effort as a wasteful in a city where many residents still have no running water.
Water Worries In Australia
Severe water shortages have hit Australia in recent years, and they are showing no signs of subsiding. The government has cracked down on waste, but many scientists say that global warming is the underlying cause of the shortage.
Massive Flooding Drowns Online World
To raise awareness of global warming, a massive sea level change was staged in the online virtual reality world "Second Life" that flooded areas such as London and Tokyo -- similar to what scientists predict could occur within this century.
Western States Scramble For Water
Western states suffering from prolonged drought get proactive about water problems in the face of increasing demand. Projects include desalinization plants and a 280-mile pipeline to Las Vegas, but the fight over water is escalating.
Island's Water Supply And Land Threatened By Warming
Global warming is causing significant long- and short-term problems for the highly populated Mediterranean island of Malta, many parts of which would be submerged by rising sea levels, and whose water supply would be contaminated by sea water.
The Not-So-Evergreen State
Widespread development in Washington has changed the landscape of the state from forests to houses. Experts are predicting a further loss of more than 300,000 acres of forests within the next several years.
Increase In Open Space For Portland Region
The regional government in Portland, Oregon, has set its sights on buying up thousands of acres of scenic lands for open space and parks. The voter-approved buy is part of a plan to improve many of the region's public spaces.
Bush's Forest Management Plan Ruled Illegal
Federal forest management policy changes made by the Bush administration have been ruled illegal for not making proper environmental impact considerations.
What Is The Risk Of Climate Change To Your Home?
A new web tool offers a way to check the climate risk of individual homes. The service is a collaboration between a private firm and three University of Arizona scientists.
Making the Desert Bloom, But for How Long?
Mike Sabel takes an in-depth look at the future of Las Vegas, its enormous growth, and what happens when the water runs out.
Dust Busting For Air Quality
With one of the worst air quality ratings in the nation, metropolitan Phoenix is looking to reduce its pollution. Part of a new clean air plan targets the construction industry, which produces much of the dust that affects air quality.
Free Internet In The Rainforest
The Brazilian government plans to provide free satellite internet access to indigenous rainforest communities in an effort to improve communication between the groups and authorities with the goal of protecting the rainforests.
California Feeling The Impact Of Urban Heat Island Effect
Increases in average temperatures are mostly caused by urbanization and not greenhouse warming argue authors of a recent study.
Can Big Box Retail Ever Be Sustainable?
Even with its environmental-friendly pledges, as long as customers keep driving to visit its massive stores, Wal-mart isn't likely to become 'green'.
An English Plan In New York
One of London's top planners talks about the future of the European capital, as it prepares for a million new residents.
New Water Brings End To Development Moratorium
Amid a new regulation that limits development based on the amount of water municipalities can provide, a city in northern Maryland will receive additional allocations of water to allow new development, ending a 6-month building moratorium.
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.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
