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I have been struck lately by the progress of several projects using non-ESRI based GIS planning support systems and how often the decision to move away from ESRI has been that PC based ArcGIS cannot handle the large data sets for real-time scenario analysis.<br /> <br /> I just saw a beta demonstration of a wildfire mitigation application developed by the University of Colorado's Planning department that uses a combination of open source GIS, SQL server, and Perl coding to help cities and counties look at alternative growth futures and how they impact fire mitigation.

August 26 - Ken Snyder

Computers and high-tech equipment from Western economies are being recycled in dangerous village processing plants in China, India and other parts of Asia.

August 26 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Not everyone agrees that the housing bubble is about to end. Some say it doesn't exist.

August 26 - The Motley Fool

Two professors describe the possible economic consequences when the housing bubble begins to deflate.

August 26 - Wall St. Journal

What your neighbor drives can increase or decrease the value of your house.

August 26 - The Guardian Unlimited

The Building Industry Association makes the case for a more moderate solution instead of inclusionary zoning: "Housing Incentive Zones."

August 26 - The Planning Report

The U.S. state that is considered most endangered historic places in America has to be inventive to survive the impact of Wal-Mart.

August 26 - Common Dreams

Development in the Arab world is centering on tourism as the area attempts to diversify.

August 26 - Urban Land Magazine

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<img src="http://www.gutenberg.net/pics/pg-logo.png" align="right" alt="Project Gutenberg" />For those Tech Talk readers who have not yet heard about <a href="http://www.gutenberg.net/">Project Gutenberg</a>, this is an amazing project that defines the future of the Internet.<br /> <br /> Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books. They have published over 12,000 eBooks through the collective efforts of hundreds of volunteers. The <a href="http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/10000">Magna Carta</a> was the project's 10,000 e-book, published in October, 2003.

August 25 - Chris Steins

A non-profit makes ublic participation in urban planning seem less like a "chore."

August 25 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Developer and investor Sam Zell finds big money in small Mexican homes.

August 25 - The Slatin Report

The Auto Club of Southern California asks Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush 5 questions on transportation.

August 25 - Westways

The Los Angeles Times reports on an unprecedented push by the Bush Administration to lift protections on federal lands for oil and gas exploration.

August 25 - The Los Angeles Times

David Brussat criticizes Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Daniel Libeskind, and wonders if architecture has "hit the bottom".

August 25 - The Providence Journal

Newsweek columnist Anna Quindlen shares her perspective on one of the greatest crisis facing the nation: sprawl.

August 25 - Newsweek

How does gentrification in MIlwaukee differ from that in Washington D.C.?

August 25 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In an apparent surprise to riders, the American Public Transit Association names northern California's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) the top transit system in America.

August 25 - The Oakland Tribune

The paving of front gardens to make room for more parking in British cities is aggravating environmental problems.

August 25 - The Guardian Unlimited

Libraries are beginning to pop-up in malls. While they are not 'full-service libraries', they are typically open 80 or more hours per week.

August 25 - The Christian Science Monitor

How Toronto's greenbelt idea evaporated.

August 24 - The Toronto Star