United States
Making Ecotourism Work
Mexico seems to have figured out how to benefit from the world-wide increase in ecotourism.
Who Cares If Small Towns Die?
Small towns across the Great Plains are dying and there is little interest in saving them.
Why The World Trade Center Towers Collapsed
A professor of Civil Engineering at UC Berkeley presents his analysis of why the World Trade Center towers collapsed after being hit by jetliners. This article also provides an overview of the history and structural system of the towers.
The Death Of An Icon
The World Trade Center towers were an icon of the most powerful city in the world. Was it a mistake to build these grand towers? No. Architecture captures the strength and power of the American idea.
U.S. Cities Suffering From Tree Deficit
A study released by a conservation group says that tree cover in the nation's cities has reduced drastically in the last 25 years. The study presents the financial and environmental benefits of urban trees.
Is Ecotourism Really Economic Development?
An editorial on the Environmental News Network charges that ecotourism is a myth.
Top Trends In Healthcare Facilities Design
Design for healthcare facilities is changing as rapidly as medicine.
Study Warns Of Vulnerabilities In GPS Technology
According to a report released by the Transportation Department, Global Positioning System (GPS) technology used in transportation, surveying, banking, and even recreation, is vulnerable to 'interference' from enemies.
A Market-Based Solution To Global Warming?
Peter Barnes, author of "Who Owns the Sky?" talks with NPR about his free-market approach for reducing global warming.
National Planning Legislation Update
APA's bi-weekly update on legislative and public policy issues of interest to planners and communities.
Places For People
The Central Artery Corridor Master Plan hopes to deliver "places for people" --an underlying promise of Boston's $14 billion "Big Dig" infrastructure project.
Artificial Glaciers: Innovative Solution For Water Shortages
An innovative solution called "artificial glaciers" offers relief to water-starved Himalayan villages in the cold desert regions of Ladakh, India.
More Freeways Are The Answer To Traffic
Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation argues that public-private partnerships could result in more freeways -- and less traffic.
Restoring The Architecture Of Ellis Island
Visitors to Ellis Island, the facility where immigrants to the U.S. were processed, only see one of the 33 buildings that make up the complex. The others are fine examples of public architecture and should be restored as they have stories to tell.
Sprawl Helps Commuters
In a letter to the editor, Peter Gordon, Professor of real estate development at University of Souther California, makes an observation about commuting times and suggests "time-of-day tolling."
Census Bureau: Majority Of U.S. Households Have Computers
A report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 51 percent of U.S. households had one or more computers last year and 40 percent were connected to the Internet.
Gated Communities Vs. Smart Growth
Are gated communities more popular than smart growth communities?
How To Use Census Data
Census 2000 data is a wealth of information if you know where and how to look for it.
Interactive Planning
Is GIS-based feedback from citizens a viable alternative for citizen interaction in planning decisions?
Housing Policies Force New Development Away From Core
This paper argues that the American dream of accumulating wealth and owning a home creates demand for housing at the edge of metropolitan areas, inadvertently weakening cities and older suburbs.
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
