United States
Futuristic Apartments Offer Modular Living
Two British firms are designing new ways to organize space in dense urban neighborhoods: one through pre-fab construction, the other through an efficiently modern take on one-bedroom living. Both plans aim to bring high-quality, low-cost housing to cities
Design Challenge: Antarctica
Britain's Halley Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf will drift off to sea by 2010. The Royal Institute of British Architects will accept proposals for a new station to be built by 2008.
British Social Housing Programs in Disarray
Recently released report accuses the British government's housing agency of having "lost its vision."
A Practitioner's Guide To Combating Predatory Lending
For some Americans, though, predatory lenders have turned the home ownership dream into a nightmare.
New Report On Energy And Smart Growth
Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities releases commissioned paper.
EPA Identifies 243 Most Polluted Counties
A new EPA report identifies 243 counties with the highest and most dangerous levels of particulate matter. Counties must reduce pollution or lose Federal funding.
What Can Be Done About Eroding Coastlines?
The Environmental Magazine features a special primer on beach erosion and what can be done to stop it.
Does China Need Foreign Architects To Design Chinese Buildings?
Avant garde projects often fail to achieve harmony with Chinese culture.
Planning Salary Survey: What Should You Earn?
The typical planner is 43 years old, has been in the planning field for 13 years, and makes $60,000.
British Government Does U-Turn On Transport Policy
After years of cuts, Britain's Labour party is considering reinvesting in road projects.
Despite Policy, England Fails To Curb Sprawl
The Campaign to Protect Rural England claims that a majority of local councils have failed to meet minimum compliance, thus promoting unchecked growth.
'Micropolitan' Puts Happy Face On Sprawl Problem
The new Census designation for regional centers anchored by cities of less than 50,000 people exposes how rural life becomes suburban sprawl.
Mechanisms For Market-Based Land Use Control
Using case studies and a national survey, this paper examines transfers of development rights (TDRs) and other market-based land preservation techniques like mitigation banking and density transfer fees.
The Costs Of Sprawl Reconsidered
The Heritage Foundation publishes a new report challening theoretical planning assumptions that sprawl causes increased costs.
Residents Request High Density in their Neighborhoods
Surveys find that residents in the UK want high density development.
Declaration Calls For Education Shake-Up
An education conference underscores the need to radically rethink on how architects are taught urbanism.
HOPE VI: Evolution And Termination
Neal Peirce on why does the Bush administration wants to terminate the HOPE VI program.
Lottery Approach To Affordable Housing
A new shared equity affordable housing model is being tested in Australia.
The New Demographics: Brain Gainers And Smart Belts
Soaring home prices in California and coastal cities are causing a demographic migration that could reshape the American landscape.
Economists, Federal Reserve Argue Over 'Housing Bubble'
A new report from HSBC says American housing is overvalued and could lead to a 'hard landing' in 2005.
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
