United States
Housing Crisis Can Drag Down Economy
Neal Peirce comments on an alarming report from the National Housing Conference and worries about the impact of the housing crisis on the economy.
Church Conversions
As more churches in Britain fall silent, their empty edifices are finding new life as nightclubs, bagpipe training centers, theaters, pubs, and museums.
Housing Costs Are High Despite Wage Increases
Accordint to a report by an affordable housing coalition, housing cost are still too expensive despite wage increases.
International Starchitects Are A Bargain
When it comes to U.S. architecture, international 'starchitects' are becoming more popular that their U.S. counterparts.
Tolls And Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Ending half-century old obsolete U.S. restrictions on tolls could finance much of the nation's new roads.
Abandonment Of Wilderness Protections Challenged
Conservation groups challenge the Bush Administration's abandonment of wilderness protections.
Neighborhood Watch By Web
By using the Internet, local police departments are able to communicate with the community much more effectively.
Say Goodbye To Wilderness
Late on a Friday evening, the Bush administration quietly announced a fundamental reversal of four decades of federal wilderness policy.
It Worked In Bilbao. Will It Succeed In Rio?
Rio de Janeiro signed a contract last week to build a Guggenheim museum. But the urban revival plan is assailed.
Reviving The Garden Of Eden
The destruction of the Mesopotamian Marshlands is considered one of the worst environmental disasters in history.
Urban Growth And SARS
Lyme disease is linked to suburban development. Rapid urban growth makes the world's cities more vulnerable to SARS and other pandemics.
Sydney Smartens Up Sprawl
In a "real life version of Sim City", Sydney Australia plans its growth.
Federal Design Quality Improving
Roger K. Lewis reviews the General Services Administration 2002 national design awards for federal architecture, historic preservation, interior design, engineering, graphic design and construction excellence.
Questions To Ask About The State Of The Air
The Reason Public Policy Institute offers four questions reporters should ask about the ALA's "State of the Air" Report.
Evolution Of The City After Modernism
After the death of urban modernism, what kinds of city await us?
Corporate America And The Environment
As government funds to support environmental R&D dry up, corporate American is finding it worthwhile to pick up the bill.
Is There Rocket Fuel In Your Salad?
Study finds the water sources of major cities such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have been contaminated with a component of missile fuel and poses health risks to 20 million people.
Special Report: The World's Water Crisis
BBC World Service investigates the world's growing water shortage.
Surveillance Nation, Part Two
MIT's Technology Review continues its in-depth examination of the proliferation of public monitoring technologies.
Challenges Abound For Historic Preservation Efforts In Havana
Havana's chief preservationist discusses the challenges of preserving the past and avoiding the planning mistakes of wealthier nations.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
