United States
Dumb Growth Award?
Should landscape architects give out "awards" for bad development as a way of highlighting sprawl?
Personal Emission Cards
Brits consider radical plan to measure personal emissions.
Bush's Energy Bill Is A Missed Opportunity
President Bush's energy bill is a "feeble initiative" that will not solve the nation's enormous energy problems writes Joe Conason.
Chernobyl: Evolution On Steroids
Nineteen years after the radioactive explosion in Chernobyl, the ecosystem has returned, and with greater biodiversity than before.
Bush Signs Huge Transportation Bill
President Bush says the $286.4 billion transportation measure will spur the economy.
Is Sydney Australia's Answer To Los Angeles?
Is Australia's capital on its way to becoming an urban sprawl nightmare comparable to Los Angeles?
President Bush Signs Energy Bill
President Bush acknowledged that the major overhaul of the nation's energy policy may not bring down high gasoline prices immediately.
Gentrification In North Philadelphia
Amid the city's development boom, residents and local groups in one neighborhood wrangle with developers, the city and each other.
Law, Endowments And Property Rights
Ross Levin explains what accounts for differences in protection of property rights across different societies.
Housing Prices Outstripping Salaries
A new study shows that a great many working class Americans are unable to purchase their own homes.
America's Crumbling Infrastructure -- And How To Fix It
An interview with president of the American Society of Civil Engineers on how to get our public works back in shape.
Vulgaria: The Re-Enchantment Of Suburbia
Paul Knox explores Vulgaria: the emblematic cultural landscapes of contemporary American suburbia.
Rebuilding Neighborhoods From The Ground Up
Pennsylvania's new BluePrint Communities program gives community groups the resources to manage redevelopment.
The World's Tallest Building
At 154 floors, the $900-million Dubai Tower will eclipse Taiwan's Taipei 101 by more than a third.
Eliminating The Need For Oil
With oil prices at an all-time high, it's time to start giving serious consideration to alternative fuel supplies.
Are We Entering the 'Twilight Era' of Petroleum?
The prospect of dwindling oil supplies and the likelihood of conflict with China over what remains, are increasingly being considered matters of national security.
Using Technology To Ease Traffic
CIO magazine reports on a number of technology-related initiatives promise to ease chronic traffic woes.
A Convention Center's Paradox Of Success
The better Montreal's Convention Center does, the more it costs taxpayers.
Exporting L.A.-style Sprawl To China
A former Los Angeles City Councilman sees remarkable similarities between LA and major growing Chinese cities and warns China not to follow LA's path.
A Major Planning Blunder: Skywalks
Skywalks, popular in the 1960s as urban renewal projects, represent the worst planning decisions made by some cities.
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
