Environment
Using 'Urban Acupuncture' To Begin Healing Cities
By focusing on certain "pressure points" in urban areas, a city can dramatically increase its quality of life, argues Jaime Lerner, the former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil.
Sustainable Design Is A New Focus For Major Corporations
As more and more buildings are designed to be energy efficient and car companies offer to take back and dispose old vehicles for free, sustainable design is increasingly on the agendas of major corporations.
Sharing The Burden Of A Drought
In an agreement that could shape the way multi-state water sources are managed, Arizona and Nevada have formed a deal that would distribute between the states the burden of any water shortages in the Colorado River.
Children Living Near Highways Risk Lifelong Damage
A 13-year study by researchers from the University of Southern California finds that children living near busy highway risk lifelong respiratory problems.
Climate Change: Science, Politics, And The Media
Kerry Emanuel, professor of meteorology at MIT, recognized by Time magazine one of the world’s 100 most influential people, writes about the complex challenge of addressing global warming.
Tackling Both New Orleans' Recovery And Climate Change
Ed Blakely, New Orleans' recently named recovery czar, will have his hands full as a research fellow studying climate change as he manages the city's planning and reconstruction.
Chef Burns U.S. Farm Bill
A New York chef lays in on the policy failures, lost local economies, damaged environments, and the bland food that have resulted from the U.S. Farm Bill, which will have its every-half-decade facelift in Congress this year.
Labor Unions And Republican Conservationists Join Forces To Protect Wildlife Habitat
An unlikely group of Republicans and Democrats, the Union Sportsman's Alliance, will be formed on Jan. 23 to protect lands in the Rocky Mountain West for hunting and fishing that are largely threatened because of energy exploration.
In Oklahoma, Residents Prepare To Move From Superfund Site
Residents of Picher, Oklahoma, must leave the town contaminated by lead and zinc mines. Although contaminated since the 1970s, only recent threats of cave-ins have convinced hold-outs to leave.
Town's Recreation Tourism Bid May Sacrifice Environment
The town of Ogden, Utah, hopes to beef up its economy by promoting itself as an outdoor recreation capital. But some in the community fear that the tourism campaign may further encourage exploitation of the area's decreasingly pristine environment.
The Solution For Stormwater? Letting It Sink In
Natural drainage techniques reduced engineering costs in one South Carolina case study by 31 percent over conventional methods. New Urbanists are searching for ways to make this the norm.
Nature Writers Should Explore The Urban Wilderness
One urban dweller calls on nature writers to take a look at Los Angeles, and other cities, in order to regain relevance in today's world.
Before Building The Future, Developers Must Dig Up The Past
With more and more infill sites being developed, environmental due diligence on potential development sites has become the norm, partly due to the insistence of lenders and municipalities.
Wetland Protections Worry Farmers In New Jersey
A master plan proposed to protect almost a million acres of wetlands in New Jersey is meeting opposition from area farmers who fear the plan's limitation on development and certain farming practices will render their land worthless.
Small Town Pushes For Housing On Protected California Delta
A small Delta town near Sacramento is pushing a state commission to loosen barriers on development in an area set aside in the '90s to protect agricultural land, the area's migratory bird life, and water resources that provide for much of the state.
Think Global, Act Urban
Despite all the problems associated with urban sprawl and city growth, Christopher Flavin of the environmental research group Worldwatch Institute says they hold the key to solving climate change in this audio report from Marketplace.
Will Thick Smog Ruin The 2008 Olympics in Beijing?
Given a history of environment problems, some wonder if the 2008 Olympics in Beijing will showcase the world's worst pollution as well as world-class athletes? A marathon runner dies as the City's pollution index hits 149 (100 is unhealthy).
California Governor Proposes New Fuel Regulation To Fight Global Warming
Hailed by many as setting a new fuel standard to reduce carbon emissions and questioned by others as to its effect on smog levels and gas prices, the new regulation will reduce the carbon content of transportation fuels 10% by 2020.
Can Existing Buildings Be Renovated 'Green'?
While using green building practices has become popular in new construction, the same is not true for renovation projects.
Auto Emissions In Europe Increasing Along With Sprawl
In Europe, vehicular emissions are increasing while emissions from industry and the population growth rate decline. More people throughout the world are driving, especially in those countries where the "newly rich" enjoy their new mobility.
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
