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The 'Instant' transformation of China's cities
Beijing and Shanghai are epicenters of the "biggest building boom in human history" -- and in their rush to have the newest and shiniest examples of modern architecture, they are erasing their own built heritage.
Transforming Slums Into Garden Neighborhoods
A pilot project will plant gardens in some of the world's worst slums in an effort to create urban agriculture centers.
Worse Than Global Warming?
The most serious sustainability problem facing the world isn't global warming.
Finding Loopholes In Anti-Sprawl Laws
Maryland's anti-sprawl laws are being circumvented by innovative developers in rural communities through the annexation process.
Local Shops Build Healthy Economies
Chicago business district releases impact study and policy proposals.
What's Your Ecological Footprint?
A new report charges that humans are consuming natural resources 20% faster than nature can renew them.
Canada's First National Urban Park
Can a new urban park on the north side of Toronto change the city and offer a new model of urban planning?
A Metropolitan Time Bomb?
60 million new Americans will need new schools, new roads, new water systems, just as states and cities have hit hard times.
Kayaking Meets New Urbanism
Developers plan the world's longest whitewater kayak based on New Urbanism.
Defending Bush's Global Warming Record
David Garman, U.S. Department of Energy chief of power efficiency, defended the Bush administration's record on global warming.
A 'Wall Against Sprawl'
Growth-management laws show results in King County, WA.
L.A. City Hall's Mystery Blogger
A 'mystery' blogger within Los Angeles City Hall has pulled the plug on his/her blog after too much publicity.
Fears Over Yucca Mountain Could Spell Trouble For Bush
The controversial nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada is causing some residents in this swing state to re-think their support for President Bush.
Greening The High-rise In Vancouver
Proposed 37-storey development will generate its own power and have a water recycling system.
Capturing Demand for Housing Near Transit
A study by Reconnecting America’s Center for Transit Oriented Development shows that demand for compact housing near transit is likely to more than double by 2025.
Russia Approves Kyoto Treaty
Environmentalists applaud Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol as a "huge step forward."
A New Building By Frank Lloyd Wright
Seventy-six years after he conceived it, a design by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright comes to life.
A Different Metro Experience
Members of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments learn first-hand about the difficulties of riding the Metro system as person with a disability.
How Important Is Arts And Architecture Education?
Art education teaches children to think three-dimensionally, to use their imaginations, and to connect to their communities, cultures, and place in the world.
How To Attract Retirees -- But Not Sprawl
Mobile Bay, Fairhope in Alabama is fast becoming a popular retirement spot. It has all the right amenities.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
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