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Hurricane Devastation Was Predicted Years Ago
Interviews with authors who warned about New Orleans' vulnerability to hurricanes years ago.
Solution To Delhi Traffic: 'flyover'
The city is building short ramps to let cars bypass busy intersections. Traffic has improved, but for how long?
On the Loss of New Orleans' Architecture
While the French Quarter may have survived, much of the built heritage of New Orleans may be lost.
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URISA GISCorps Needs Volunteers For Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association's (<a href="http://www.urisa.org/">URISA</a>) GISCorps coordinates volunteer GIS services to underprivileged communities. <a href="http://www.giscorps.org/">GISCorps</a> is looking for GIS professionals to volunteer for emergency and relief efforts in the region affected by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>.<br /> <br /> <blockquote><br /> "The immediate need is for 5-10 volunteers at this point. These volunteers must have enough GIS experience to work effectively in an emergency situation. Volunteers must have expertise in map production, performing analysis, data management, and etc. Expertise in disaster management and working with GPS equipment is highly desirable."<br /> </blockquote>
Katrina's Effect on Oil, US Economy
Disruption of gulf oil production due to Katrina may lead to a national "gas crisis".
Multi-Millionaire Aims For Controversial Village Green, Town Center
Roxanne Quimby, who recently sold her Burt's Bees empire for $175 Million, has a vision for a world-class village green in one of Maine's most picturesque harbors.
Is New Orleans a Victim of the Iraq War?
Hundreds of millions in federal dollars originally intended to shore up levees and build pumping stations around New Orleans were diverted to the pay for the war in Iraq.
Fixing Society's Strategy Of Environmental Tragedy
A profile of influential environmental architect William McDonough.
Live In The City, Work In The Suburbs?
The downtown living trend can only work as long as the jobs remain in the city.
A Secret Threat To U.S. National Parks System
The nation's national parks will be destroyed by a secret draft revision of the national park system's basic management policies.
Is Central Florida Developing Too Fast?
More than 15 projects and 70,000 homes are in the works for Central Florida, which has some activists concerned about sprawl.
ULI Program Eases Way For Smart Growth Projects
The Urban Land Institute is going nationwide with a program that should make it easier for smarth growth and new urban projects to win the governmental approvals thay need.
Is Swedish Town Too Good To Be True?
The city of Bo01 has served as a model for urban designers all over the world -- but is it really liveable?
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Dead Cities
Let's take a moment for New Orleans, folks. Better coverage elsewhere -- check out <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/">Boing Boing</a> for links in the blogosphere. So here, you just get an observation: nature, abetted by dumb human decisionmaking, has killed that city.<br /> <br /> In a lot of ways, New Orleans is -- maybe was -- a great place. Tremendous food and music. Like Las Vegas, it was a place where Americans kept their decadence, like a precious thing in a box. In Europe, every city and town blows up into a party Carnival; in the US, we keep our Carnivals going non-stop, 24/7, but they're geographically confined.
Unversity Of California, Merced To Have Green Campus
Planners are mapping out the new campus with enviromental concerns at the forefront.
King Of The Road, Scott Kozel, Profiled
Enthusiast Scott Kozel has amassed a staggering amount of information on highways in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
L.A. Conservancy Ends Bid To Save Historic Ambassador Hotel
The L.A. Conservancy gives up its bid to save historic structure which could be razed to make way for schools.
New Orleans' Tragic Relationship With Water
Water has sustained New Orleans and perpetually threatened it. City officials estimated that 80% of the town is under standing water.
Suburbanites Under House Arrest Without Wheels
Suburbanites can't get anywhere without a car, so higher gas prices will lead to "collapse" of the suburbs.
Chicago's Central Area Plan for 2020
A look at some of Chicago's plans for building the future.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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