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National Measure For E-Waste?
Electronics companies urge Congress to adopt a uniform policy on electronic waste and recycling.
Living On The Coast...Dangerously
American love to live on the coast and they won't let nature stop them.
Forced Migration May Ultimately Help The Poor
Mark Alan Hughes predicts some of NOLA's poor will be better off in a couple years as a result of forced relocation to more prosperous places.
The Incredible Shrinking Box
Retailers shape stores to fit urban settings.
Unsprawl Case Study: Glenwood Park in Atlanta, Georgia
The award-winning, 28-acre Glenwood Park is a brownfield redevelopment in an infill location that features a mix of well-designed homes and commercial spaces, including a mixed-use "town center."
No Sprawl-Obesity Link, Study Concludes
Researcher say that the overweight "tend to gravitate" to neighborhoods that are unsuitable for walking.
Planning For An Overnight Boomtown
Thousands of New Orleans businesses and residents have relocated to the 'New Baton Rouge', 75 miles to the northwest.
The Next Katrina-Like Disaster?
Could this region with more than a thousand miles of deteriorating levees protecting cities and farmland be the next Katrina-like disaster in the making?
A New Urbanist Vision For New Orleans
Can New Orleans be rebuilt neighborhood by neighborhood based on their historic building types, wonders architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne.
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Dead Cities, part 2
Joel Garreau weighed in yesterday on whether New Orleans should (or can) be rebuilt. He's always smart and readable; if you haven't read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385262493/qid=1126558443/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-4208330-1388856?v=glance&s=books&n=507846"><em>Edge City</em></a> you should go get it. It's a brilliant, well-reported take on urban theory and how cities are changing. Anyway, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/09/AR2005090902448_pf.html">here</a>
New Orleans A 'Giant Superfund Site'
Flooded areas are saturated with oil, heavy metals and toxic waste.
What FEMA Might Learn From Wal-Mart?
Some nimble private companies -- like Wal-Mart and The Sun Herald -- have contingency plans in place for a hurricane.
Metro Makeover: Montreal's Subway System
As Montreal's Metro pushes 40 years of age, a series of articles document the past and future changes.
The Great Katrina Migration
In just 14 days, the hurricane caused the largest dislocation the US has seen in 150 years.
Planning The Unthinkable: Three Factors Raise Stakes
In the aftermath of 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. has to face the realities of today. But three factors prevent us from planning for the unthinkable.
A Sad Truth -- New Orleans Cannot Survive Forever
Despite the rhetoric about rebuilding, there are far too many economic, social and land use forces at work that will prevent New Orleans from returning to its former glory, writes Joel Garreau.
Consider Two Facts Before Rebuilding New Orleans
Klaus Jacob argues that we must face scientific facts before planning New Orleans' future.
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Planning for the Unplanned
Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community
APA publishes a workbook from the Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community AICP Workshop at the 2005 APA National Planning Conference.
On the Roadless Again
State leaders sue feds to bring back "roadless rule."
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
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
