Environment
Car Reliant Cities Continue To Grow And Pollute
According to a new study by the Worldwatch Institute, sprawling urban areas worldwide are making road transportation the fastest-growing source of carbon emissions.
The Future Of Habitat Conservation Plans
Bush appears likely to continue support for Habitat Conservation Plans as a way of managing endangered species issues.
Desert Facility A Model Of Energy Efficiency
The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve visitor center is so energy-efficient that is does not need an air conditioner or a furnace, despite fluctuating temperatures.
Solving California's Water Needs
Though the recent power crisis has garnered a lot of attention lately, California is still working on the decades old problem of meeting its demand for water.
New Jersey's Market Approach To Open Space
New Jersey towns are taking a market approach to open space -- each town will tax themselves for the purchase of land for open space.
California Cities Face Growing Waste Problem: PCs
With up to 8 pounds of lead in one computer monitor, cities are trying to find solutions to cope with the disposal of obsolete computers filled with toxins.
Green Maps Track Environmental Changes
The new "green maps" track environmental landmarks with easy-to-read icons.
Suburban Development Endangering Wetlands
The Econlockhatchee River basin, whose languid waters curl through swamps and soggy prairies east of Orlando, is being strangled by Central Florida’s hottest suburban frontier.
DOE Releases Energy Plus Software
EnergyPlus is a new building energy simulation program designed for modeling buildings with associated heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating, and other energy flows.
Cities Retain Control Of Florida Billboards
Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed a transportation bill -- and in the process helped Florida local govermnent to maintain control over billboards.
Developer Works To Save Trees
A commercial property developer is making an effort to save a few dozen trees from road building crews in Central Florida.
City Debates Local Environmental Ordinance
Troy, MI, drafts an ordinance to protect wetlands and open space.
Sustainable Forests And The Economy
The state of Washington is positioned to take a leadership role in the sustaiable management of forests.
Coffee: Regular, Decaf, Or Environment-Friendly?
Coffee production harms wildlife habitat. Conservation groups have developed guidelines for growing 'sustainable coffee.'
NAS To Bush: Global Warming Is Real
The National Academy of Sciences has released a report written by the nation's top scientists that declares global warming a real and serious problem.
Florida Wildlife Corridor Threatened By Developers
An area of Volusia County known as the "Palmetto Curtain" is feeling the pressure from development. Environmentalists want immediate steps taken to preserve the area.
Mapping The Earth's Ecological Health
A $21 million project will use satellite data to map the health of the planet's ecosystems.
Bush Projects Green Image In Florida Everglades
During a visit to the Florida Everglades President Bush voiced his committment to the environment.
Low Profile Street Lighting Experiment To Save Baby Turtles
Street lights near a popular Florida beach cause baby turtles to wander on to roads and under cars. Experimental new light hopes to save turtles but critics say it creates safety hazard for pedestrians and cyclists.
An Emerging Open Space Revolution
City residents are increasingly willing to tax themselves for open space.
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
