Social / Demographics
What Causes Suburbia's Social Disconnect?
The social disconnect felt in suburbia is caused by the same zoning laws that create sprawl.
Class, Color, May Influence New Orleans' Recovery
How New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina will depend on who is returning back to the city.
Nobel Prize Winner's Work Influenced Planning
The 2005 Nobel Prize in economic sciences is awarded to theorist Thomas C. Schelling of the University of Maryland for his work in game-theory.
A Baby Boomer Tsunami? Maybe Not
The the next five years, the oldest members of the baby boom generation will turn 65, causing alarms in some quarters about a "retirement tsunami." Will this demographic shift be as dramatic as doomsayers claim?
Sprawl vs. Judaism
Michael Lewyn explains how sprawl reduces Jewish observance and conflicts with Jewish views of social justice, and points out that Jewish law has historically allowed extensive land use regulation.
School Choice And Sprawl
As urban schools decline, those who can afford it head for ever-expanding, land-consuming 'burbs. The flight of the affluent drains urban schools of funding. We can break the cycle, says Dan Akst.
Is Skid Row A Dumping Ground Los Angeles' Problems?
A major revitalization of downtown Los Angeles leaves skid row residents with far fewer choices in housing, and has led to accusations of 'dumping' the homeless.
What Makes A City Resilient?
What gives a city the ability to re-group and come back from natural disaster and human tragedies stronger than before?
Rebuilding New Orleans Without The Poor
Are developers seeking to rebuild New Orleans planning to develop a new, whiter and richer city?
Developers Not Welcome In New Orleans
A grass-roots campaign has started among the displaced citizens of New Orleans that opposes the onslaught of planners and developers wanting to rebuild the city.
The New New Orleans: 'La Nueva Orleans'
It's likely that much of New Orleans will be rebuilt by Latino immigrants -- many of them in the United States illegally. Many of this new workforce will remain in La Nueva Orleans.
Are Suburban Police Dumping The Homeless Downtown?
Los Angeles Police Department offices claim to have observered police cars from suburban police departments 'dump' homeless people in downtown Los Angeles.
Katrina and the Demographics of Destruction and Reconstruction
A nonprofit legal advocacy organization offers a proposal for how New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast region can be rebuilt in a sustainable and socially just way.
Do Obese-Prone People Choose To Live In the Suburbs?
This article linking urban land use and obesity suggests that planning exercise-friendly communities might be a big waste of money because of how people choose where to live. [Updated]
What will be the Racial Makeup of a New New Orleans?
Well-off and living on higher ground, many of New Orleans' white residents are counting on their city to be rebuilt without much of the former black population returning.
A Hidden World Within The Modern Megacity
'Shadow Cities,' a book by Robert Neuwirth. explores the world of illegal urban squatters in some of the world's largest megacities.
An American Diaspora Mapped
E-Podunk uses 40,000 Internet postings by Katrina survivors to create a compelling map showing the exodus of Gulf Coast refugees across the United States.
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.
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 Great Katrina Migration
In just 14 days, the hurricane caused the largest dislocation the US has seen in 150 years.
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.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
