Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Suburban Studies Now Hot On Campuses
The suburban form is taking over the world, and universities are expanding suburban studies to examine suburbia.
Tracking the Potential Health Effects of Suburban Living
A new study of Montgomery residents attempts to answer the question, "Is suburbia harmful to your health?"
A Bright Future For New Urbanism In The New New Olreans
New Urbanism guided the development of the highly successful Baton Rouge master plan for downtown, and is rapdily gaining favor in New Orleans.
California's Three Largest Population Trends
A new report examines California's demographic changes and identifies three population trends that loom largest.
Damming the World Bank
The World Bank recognizes the countless social and environmental problems caused by dams, but won't let them get in the way of building more and more dams.