United States
Architectural Criticism Is Missing
Why do architecture critics criticize some buildings and not others?
A New Monitoring Tool For Public Spaces
An academic journal presents a monitoring tool for the provision of accessible and attractive urban green spaces.
Energy Policy Should Be Re-examined
There are plenty of reasons to re-examine the Bush administration's energy policies.
Historic Preservation And The Creative Class
Historic preservation of the built environment is an overlooked, but critical component in the rise of a creative class.
The Essential Guide To The Environment
The BBC presents the 'essential guide' to the 21st century, including a series of interviews and reports on the environment.
Central City Vs. Suburb
While most of us have a preference of where we want to live, both can be home to desirable neighborhoods.
A Study Of HUD's Minimum Property Standards
HUD has had a significant influence on the design and construction of much of the nations' housing stock.
Fuel Standards Change Considered To Encourage Larger Cars
Citing safety concerns, the Bush administration is considering modifying fuel economy standards to encourage larger cars
Gas-Guzzling Continues Despite High Gas Prices
The stagnant economy, the Iraq war, and other factors have caused gas prices to rise. But that hasn't deterred drivers.
Friday Chuckle: How To Become A Famous Architect
This tongue-in-cheek "How-to" guide offers a ten-step program to navigate the world of urban design and become a famous architect.
Business Back UK Congestion Pricing
Now one month after being implemented, London's congestion pricing charge has received the support of the city's major businesses.
Questioning Anti-Transit Figures
A transit-oriented newsletter critically evaluates statements and publications by public transit critic Wendell Cox.
Largest Ecological Project In History?
The Green Great Wall plan proposes the planting 9 million acres of forest at a cost of up to $8 billion to halt desertification. Will it work?
Baghdad And A New Paradigm For Urbanity
Bagdad is where the first city in history, the city of Ur, was built roughly 4 thousand years ago.
Subterranean Sprawl: Cities Expand Underground
Breakthrough technologies used in projects such as Boston's Big Dig will help cities expand underground. Montreal, Toronto, and Kansas City have already started.
No Oil Drilling In Arctic Refuge
The Senate has rejected Bush's bid to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, despite Despite argument that the drilling is critical to national security.
Keeping Buildings Safe
Building owners and architects are coming up with innovative strategies to protect commercial buildings.
Civilian GPS Accuracy Could Be Degraded
The accuracy of the Global Positioning System for civilian uses may be intentionally degraded during wartime.
ASLA Awards: Call For Entries
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced a Call For Entries for its 2003 Awards in design, analysis and planning, research, and communications.
Surveillance Nation
Say goodbye to unmonitored public spaces. The average person is filmed by more than 300 cameras each day.
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
