Urban Development
Planners, Architects Help WIth Tsunami Reconstruction
Architects, planners, and environmentalists assista a community to recover from the devastating impact of the Asian tsunami.
Megadisasters In Megacities
Megacities are especially prone to earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters, says the U.N.'s Disaster Relief Director.
India's Vulnerable Coastlines
Poorly planned development has made India's coastlines vulnerable.
Are Megacities Good?
We have entered the first 'urban century', and emerging megacities emphasize the divides between the wealthy and impoverished like never before.
Rebuilding After The Tsunami
Rebuilding popular resorts will take months, but analysts expect only short-term losses.
What Suburbia Teaches Us
D.J. Waldie examines the Los Angeles suburb of Lakewood as it celebrate its 50-year anniversary as a city.
Australia's Most Significant Urban Design Achievement
The Melbourne Docklands project is recognized as Australia's most significant urban design achievement for 2004.
Tracking Metropolitan America Into The 21st Century
An overhaul of the widely-recognized metropolitan classification system by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will refashion the both research and federal spending.
Wal-Mart At Teotihuacan Opens
A highly disputed Wal-Mart store opens within view of the pyramids of Teotihuacan.
The Tallest Building And Largest Mall
An Arab nation enters the biggest-and-tallest sweepstakes at this year's Expo Real.
Planners Oppose Israeli Wall
The Planners Network Steering Committee issues a statement opposing Israel's controversial barrier in the West Bank.
Urbicide: The Battle For Cities
Urban planning has become an intensefocal point for US military strategy.
China's New Boomtowns: Too Much Growth, Too Fast
Chinese towns are developing nearly overnight into megacities -- but at tremendous economic, social and environmental costs.
The Longest Place Name?
Residents in a UK village are giving themselves the longest place name in the UK to protest plans for a wind farm.
What Britain Can Learn From American Neighborhoods
U.S. and Britain focus on "neighborhoods of choice and connection".
Your Field Guide To Sprawl
Frustrated by the lack of a vocabulary to describe types of growth, Dolores Hayden has delivered the definitive work on the subject.
Comparing Canadian And American Cities
Patrick M. Condon presents a fascinating report about the differences between planning, the growth of sprawl, and transportation investment in Canadian vs. US cities.
A Planning Career In... Shenzhen
The booming city of Shenzhen in South China plans to recruit thousands of experienced overseas planning professionals.
Cost Of Real Estate Drives Better Planning Practices
In Moscow suburbs a new breed of country house is evolving.
Towards Quality Of Urban Form: Planning Guides In UK
A research on new tools, from national programmes to local plans.
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.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
