Lynn Vande Stouwe
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Nigerian Urban Renewal Project May Leave 200,000 Homeless
A waterfront redevelopment project in Port Harcourt is drawing fire from human rights advocates.
Florida Voters Reject Sweeping Land Use Amendment
On Tuesday, balloters issued a resounding 'no' on Amendment 4, which would have required voter consent to change comprehensive land use plans at the city, county and state levels.
Does Smart Growth Lead to More Expensive Housing?
Wendell Cox believes so. In this article, he quantifies the effect of land use regulation on the cost of new home construction, which he says leads to
The Big Picture for 311 Data
Steven Johnson examines how officials in New York and other cities can leverage information collected from public call centers to build better cities.
Trouble in Masdar City
Kiran Stacy looks at some of the challenges facing what is intended to be the world's first carbon-neutral city.