United States
Kyoto Treaty Is Not Enough
UN climate chief says more needs to be done to counter global warming.
Report Criticizes Canada's Environmental Efforts
A report by Canada's commissioner of the environment criticizes environmental progress.
Fifteen Questions For Bush And Kerry
The Oregonian gets George Bush and John Kerry to respond to questions about their stand on environmental issues.
Are Megastores More Important Than Housing?
The CSM argues that the high court can't let cities and states take someone's land simply to avoid raising taxes.
Conservatives And Conservation
Presidential candidates quietly vie for the crucial support of traditionally conservative voters who are also serious about conservation.
Child-friendly Urban Planning
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation considers the impacts of sprawl on children.
Is Smart Growth A National Issue?
Bush and Kerry would do well to make metropolitan policy a priority on the national agenda.
US falls behind on solar power
For the past five years, growth in solar and wind power has increased by 30% per year. Yet the Bush Administration's energy policy has failed to respond to this opportunity.
We've Forgotten How To Build Cities
Here's how our cities can return to fostering vibrant, mixed-use neighborhoods.
Homebuyers Prefer Walkable Neighborhoods -- Sometimes
Commentator Joel Schwartz questions the methodology and findings of the NAR/Smart Growth America report.
Homebuyers Prefer Walkable Neighborhoods
A new report finds longer commutes are increasing demand for walkable neighborhoods.
City Fiscal Conditions In 2004
Cities are responding to the deteriorating fiscal conditions in a variety of ways. The most common response has been to raise or institute new fees and charges for services.
A Conversation With David Orr
An interview with environmental educator and writer David Orr.
Shaping The City: Smart Growth Misunderstood
Polarized debate over smart growth is an obstacle says Roger K. Lewis.
Decision 2004: Where's the urban agenda?
There's no shortage of challenges facing America's cities -- too bad neither candidates are addressing them.
The 'Instant' transformation of China's cities
Beijing and Shanghai are epicenters of the "biggest building boom in human history" -- and in their rush to have the newest and shiniest examples of modern architecture, they are erasing their own built heritage.
Worse Than Global Warming?
The most serious sustainability problem facing the world isn't global warming.
What's Your Ecological Footprint?
A new report charges that humans are consuming natural resources 20% faster than nature can renew them.
A Metropolitan Time Bomb?
60 million new Americans will need new schools, new roads, new water systems, just as states and cities have hit hard times.
Defending Bush's Global Warming Record
David Garman, U.S. Department of Energy chief of power efficiency, defended the Bush administration's record on global warming.
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
