United States
Increase In Mass Transit Ridership Is An Illusion
The nation is building urban rail systems but mass transit has not made much difference.
Cargo Container Homes: Ultimate Mobility
Need to move? Simply load your cargo container home onto a ship. It's the 'perfect portable pad for global nomads'.
Measure Your Ecological Footprint
Use an interactive quiz to measure your "ecological footprint" (the amount of the earth's resources you use.)
Which Track Should We Get On?
A pair of op-ed essays in the Philadelphia Inquirer, while operating in slightly different spheres, put the rail vs. rubber contrast in good relief.
Bush's Fire Strategy Is 'Inflammatory'
New York Times editorial criticizes the Bush administration strategy to reduce the risk of wildfires.
Development vs. Sustainability is a False Choice
Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Environmental Assessment Institute in Denmark and author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," argues that serious environmentalists should put development ahead of sustainability if sustainability is ever to be an achievable
America's Trash
A "virtual rubbish bin" looks at what's in the trash generated by an average U.S. resident -- the highest in the world -- and shows where it goes.
A National Anti-sprawl Backlash?
As popular wisdom conceeds that smart growth controls increases housing prices, anti-sprawl efforts face a backlash.
Charlie Rose Interviews Rem Koolhaus
Architects Rem Koolhaus, Renzo Piano and Santiago Calatrava on the Charlie Rose Show tonight.
A New Approach To Public Land Management
The U.S. Government is trying a new approach to management of public lands: Denying public access. And maybe that's a good thing.
Differences At The World Summit
Doubts emerge at the 10-day World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
World Summit: Growing Divide Between Rich And Poor Nations
President Bush, who will not be present at the World Summit on Sustainable Development attended by 100 world leaders, faces strong criticism from developing nations.
Housing In 'Smart Growth' Cities: Is It Really Worth The Cost?
Randal O'Toole argues that stringent land use regulations in "Smart Growth" areas translate into higher housing prices. Do these costs reflect greater livability or limited opportunity?
BBC Special Series On Sustainable Development
For the Johannesburg Earth Summit BBC News Online has special series on sustainable development
Flooding And Climate Change
Is global warming the culprit behind recent floods in China and Europe?
Talk Of The Nation: Sustainable Development
The state of sustainable development ten years after the Rio Earth Summit.
Where Computers Go To Die
A photo essay looks at e-waste in China.
NPR Special: World Summit On Sustainable Development
National Public Radio reports on the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Friday Funny: Driving Solo Enforcement Act of 2002
The proposed Driving Solo Enforcement Act of 2002 aims to close down car pool lanes and makes it illegal for more than one person to be in a car at a time.
Who Owns The Water?
Two companies alone supply water to 230 million people worldwide.
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.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
