United States
Obesity And The Sprawl Index
Andrew Ferguson ridicules the Smart Growth America study that claims a link between obesity and urban sprawl.
The Impact Of Electronic Waste
Computers and high-tech equipment from Western economies are being recycled in dangerous village processing plants in China, India and other parts of Asia.
Six Reasons Why The Housing Bubble Doesn't Exist
Not everyone agrees that the housing bubble is about to end. Some say it doesn't exist.
The Housing Bubble Will End
Two professors describe the possible economic consequences when the housing bubble begins to deflate.
What's Parked In The Street Can Change The Value Of Your House
What your neighbor drives can increase or decrease the value of your house.
What 'Drives' Bush and Kerry
The Auto Club of Southern California asks Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush 5 questions on transportation.
The New U.S. 'OPEC States'
The Los Angeles Times reports on an unprecedented push by the Bush Administration to lift protections on federal lands for oil and gas exploration.
Sprawl: It Can't Happen Here
Newsweek columnist Anna Quindlen shares her perspective on one of the greatest crisis facing the nation: sprawl.
The British Front Garden: An Institution In Danger Of Being Paved Over
The paving of front gardens to make room for more parking in British cities is aggravating environmental problems.
Add A Library To Your Mall
Libraries are beginning to pop-up in malls. While they are not 'full-service libraries', they are typically open 80 or more hours per week.
Managing Agricultural Land Use And Food Supply
"Whoever controls the seed, controls the food," says a scientist in a new movie about the future of agricultural land use and food.
Better Places, Better Lives Reviewed
The Wall Street Journal reviews two new books about developer James Rouse -- possibly the individual with the greatest effect on America's 20th-century built environment.
California's Most Ambitious Public Works Project - 2
Debates over aesthetics, cost, financing, and engineering surround the monumental public works project on two of the most dangerous earthquake fault lines in California.
The Growing Clout Of 'Micropolitans'
More than one in 10 Americans now reside in micropolitan areas -- towns with 10,000 to 49,999 people.
Student Housing Ignites A Gold Rush In The UK
University towns in the UK see prices for housing rise by as much as 133% in the last five years.
The New Mixed-Use
Builders are experimenting with new ways to include retail in the crowded urban world.
An Architectural Vision
How should cities, architecture, spatial design and our built environment evolve within a participatory economy?
Living In A Big Box
How can you reuse an empty "big box"?
A State Where Cars Take A Back Seat
Cars cannot keep up with this state's geography and climate.
Calculate Your Total Greenhouse Emissions
EPA's online calculator provides an estimate of your household's greenhouse gas emissions.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
