Social / Demographics
Concrete Slab City
Deep in the Southern California desert, a temporary town blooms every winter.
Census Director Says Accuracy Improved
Census Bureau's acting director says the 2000 census did a better job at counting minorities.
Sustainable Design For Schools
PPRC's guide for designingsustainable schools includes three successful case studies.
Who Solves The Nation's Social Problems?
According to a national survey, most Americans think not-for-profit organizations and faith-based groups do more to solve social problems than the federal government.
Regulating Where You Sleep
Virginia passes legislation that limits sleeping to bedrooms. Opponents say the law would unfairly target immigrants.
Soul Searching
Every city has a soul. Here's how to discover the unique spirit of your city.
California's Diversity Is It's Strength
Diverse Californians hold similar views of California's changing social landscape.
Interview With Census Director Prewitt
The census is the largest applied social science project in history. What do the results imply for the US?
Census: Moving South And West
"It's as if the country has been picked up by the corner where Maine is and shaken, with people falling to the South and West."
Movers And Shakers
Joel Kotkin looks at "how immigrants are reviving neighborhoods given up for dead."
The First Measured Century
PBS presents a unique look at U.S. history "by the numbers" -- studying statistics to determine social change and broad trends of the last century.
A Sheltered Downtown?
Pontiac is "trying hard to reinvent itself" by turning its downtown into a "regional entertainment district"...so it is squeezing out a 60-year old shelter for at-risk women and children.
South America's Expanding Exodus
The "largest exodus from South America in a decade" is transforming the region and will impact the U.S. as well.
Appalachia's War: Life After Coal
Last part of three-part series on the "rebirth" of the region.
Seattle's Homeless Tent City
Seattle has vowed to close Tent City; residents say they won't leave.
Appalachia's War: Poorest Struggle Back
First part of a three-part series about the rebirth of Appalachia.
Appalachia: The Region's Status
Appalachia is 200,000-square-mile region that spans 13 states and is home to 22 million people.
Homeless Want To Be Homeless
Columnist Jill Stewart argues that the ugly secret about homelessness is that many homeless want to remain homeless.
Silicon Valley's Homeless
The homeless population of Silicon Valley has grown by 23 percent in the last five years with families making up a growing segment.
Is Your City Prepared For Disaster?
Western City discusses disaster planning for vunlerable populations.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
