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We All Live In New Orleans Now
Unless we make a rapid switch to clean, renewable energy, other cities will face the dangers that submerged New Orleans, says Mike Tidwell.
Community-Based Watershed Management Handbook
This free handbook describes innovative approaches to watershed management implemented by the 28 National Estuary Programs (NEPs). The NEPs are community-based watershed management organizations that restore and protect coastal watersheds.
Winnipeg's 'Big Dig'
In an effort to protect one of Canada's most flood-prone cities, the City of Winnipeg is expanding its 40-year old floodway.
L.A.-Based Architectural Firm Thinks Locally, Acts Globally
Mark Rios and his firm RCH Studios are known for their interdisciplinary approaches to architecture and landscape architecture. Despite being 'creative generalists', the firm has managed to thrive in an era of specialization.
Disaster Profiteering and Waste After Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina, a "bonanza for lobbyists and private companies" as unprecedented sums in government funds are awarded in no-bid contracts.
Should The New New Orleans Be Downsized?
Economists debate whether the future New Orleans be downsized? 'Colonial Williamsburg' and other controversial models are pondered.
New Orleans: An American Masterpiece
The city of New Orleans is one of America's masterpieces and should be rebuilt.
An International Perspective On Rebuilding New Orleans
The BBC reports that city officials plan to rethink the urban geography of New Orleans in order to make it stronger and better than ever.
Architects, Planners Eager To Reinvent New Orleans
In the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina some see an opportunity to reinvent a major American city.
Why we Need to Pay $4 for a Gallon of Gasoline
Hurricane Katrina showed how vulnerable the United States is to oil shocks. Government needs to do more to encourage conservation.
Designing A New New Orleans
Architects and urban planners start thinking about designing the form of a rebuilt New Orleans.
'Marshall Plan' Urged For Gulf Coast Region
Republican leaders propose the development of a comprehensive and ambitious 'Marshall Plan' for hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast region.
Sunny Days For Green Power
The clean-energy sector is experiencing a post-Katrina bounce.
Was The Biblical Cain The World's First Urban Planner?
In 'Fallen', David Maine's latest novel, he espouses the idea that Cain invented streets and marketplaces before murdering his brother.
World Faces Housing Crisis
A new report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme warns that unless governments around the world take action the world faces a massive urban crisis as housing shortages could lead to mega-slums.
Katrina As An Extension of the US Environmental Justice Problem
What's behind the socio-economic disparity in environmental planning -- and emergency response to environmental disasters? Slow Katrina evacuation fits pattern of injustice during crises.
Everglades Restoration A Group Effort
The group spearheading the Everglades restoration is seeking input from a variety of sources.
San Diego Awards $19 Million in 'Smart-Growth Incentives'
San Diego's regional government awards $19 million to 14 'smart growth' projects in an innovative smart growth incentive program.
Simulation Predicted Katrina Damage
A federally sponsored project had simulated the toll a Category 3 hurricane would have on New Orleans well before Katrina hit.
Managing The Largest Environmental Project In The World
Restoring Florida's Everglades is the largest environmental project in the world. The team is using an innovative technology to manage public interaction.
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City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
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.
