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The Economics Of Eco-Friendly Land Development

Is a "green" property developer an oxymoron?

November 10, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

Morality and Architecture

In the wake of a new era of design brought upon by 9/11, FT.com's architecture writer reflects on the origins and the future of morality in architecture.

November 10, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Community Development on the Brink of Change?

Community development professionals debate over the direction community development is headed, and how it should be done.

November 9, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun

Losing Hope in HOPE VI?

As the fate of the HOPE VI program is debated in Congress, HUD puts the pressure on some local housing authorities to move their projects forward--or face severe penalties.

November 9, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Deer-Related Accidents Cost $1.1 Billion

Car collisions with deer are costing lives and money across America.

November 8, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Book Reviews: 'City Lights' And 'Architecture Of The Night'

Rediscover the magic of electric light, and its impact upon urbanization.

November 8, 2003 - Harvard Design Magazine

Trash Dumping Could Lead To International Crisis

Toronto and other Ontario towns' practice of dumping waste in the U.S. has already lead to grave border security concerns.

November 7, 2003 - The National Post

Tax Policy As Housing Policy

The Earned Income Tax Credit could improve housing affordability more effectively than federal housing programs.

November 7, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

Disconnected Urbanism

Paul Goldberger on the damaging impact of cell phones on our sense of place.

November 7, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

America's Most Literate Cities

A new study conducts a 'literacy profile' of America's 64 largest cities.

November 7, 2003 - University Of Wisconsin, Whitewater

The Hybrids Are Coming

Japan's newest models of the fuel-efficient vehicles are poised to take the American car industry by storm.

November 6, 2003 - International Herald Tribune

Paris Grows Up

Paris will lift its 30-year-old ban on high-rise construction.

November 6, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

America At Odds With Its Land?

An Indian columnist offers his perspective on California's fires and city-slicking deer.

November 6, 2003 - The Times Of India

Planetizen Special Report: ASLA 2003, New Orleans

Landscape architects gather in New Orleans to participate in the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

November 6, 2003 - Planetizen

Automobile Manufacturers Marketing To Preschools

It's never too early to market the automobile-centric lifestyle.

November 6, 2003 - The Detroit News

Cities Facing Major Wastewater Challenges

Cities across the nation are collectively facing hundreds of billions of dollars in desperately needed repairs and upgrades to storm and wastewater systems.

November 5, 2003 - USA Today

China's Three Gorges Dam

The massive engineering project has permanently altered the country's landscape while forcing 700,000 people to relocate.

November 5, 2003 - The Guardian Unlimited

Dublin: Public Housing Project To Be Demolished

Many question the motives behind plans to raze Ireland's most infamous housing project.

November 5, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

How Transportation Changed America

Travel back in time and experience how transportation shaped America in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History huge new exhibit: "America on the Move."

November 5, 2003 - ITS America

Presidential Candidate on Importance of Urban Planning

Presidential candidate Dennis J. Kucinich discusses the importance of planning in addressing urban sprawl.

November 5, 2003 - The Washington Post

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.