World
Global issues, U.N., etc.
The New Global Warming Pariahs - Pushing Adaptation and Land Use Changes
Is CO2 buildup responsible for the enormous hurricane damage, or is it overdevelopment? Should we be spending so much attempting to reduce carbon emissions, or could it be better spent reducing problems that will be exacerbated by global warming?
What Will Happen After the Flood
This article from Architect Magazine wonders what coastal cities will look like after the sea level rises.
Greening Streets
This piece from The Tyee offers ideas about how to recreate streets into lively public green spaces.
Is Green Energy Wilting?
The alternative energy sector has been booming in recent years, but is now slowing down. Could this be the end of green energy?
Planning with the Starchitects
Architects are not just architects anymore. Now they are planners, too, and some high profile projects all over the world show that this trend is likely to continue.
Improving Design Can Improve Interaction
This piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at the role design plays in encouraging interaction amongst academics and calls out for better planning.
Can Wi-Fi Make Congestion Pricing Work?
An innovative proposal seeks to deal with both vehicle and internet congestion by placing Wi-Fi access transmitters in cars driving through urban areas.
Downsize Now!
Stan Cox argues that the massive square footage of so many modern houses -- no matter how "energy efficient" the construction -- is a luxury the planet can no longer afford.
The Dirty 25
Forbes looks at the world's 25 most polluted cities, and concludes that governments and industries need to realize how cost-effective pollution remediation is.
Developing Cities Face Major Growth, Pollution Issues
The mega cities of the developing world are expected to experience increasing rates of growth in the coming decades. The growth in population will be a challenge, but so will be dealing with the increase in air pollution.
The Implications of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure
Recent reports are highlighting the dire effects climate change will have on transportation infrastructure.
Planners Making 'Inadequate' Use of Climate Change Info
New scientific reports laying out the potential impacts of global warming on cities are being directed to planners, whom some say are not reacting to the changing climate adequately.
A Lonely Fighter Defending Sprawl
Libertarian economist Randal O'Toole has become notorious for defending sprawl in recent years. This article from The Toronto Star wonders if he might have a valid point.
In The Ghetto
"Slum tourism" is on the rise in developing countries around the world. Some say the tours help the affluent understand the dire situations faced by the world's poor, but others say it's just a way to help Westerners feel good about themselves.
How Will Changing Cities React?
Cities are undergoing major changes in terms of demographics and development patterns. How cities will react to these changes remains up in the air.
The Full Extent of An Urbanizing Population
The urban shift in demographics is not just a problem for planners.
Making Cities More Livable with Bikes
This piece from the Globe and Mail argues that a bikeable city is a livable city.
Plants Forced To Evolve By Urban Landscapes
A team of researchers has shown that in urban landscapes -- such as in the cracks of sidewalks -- plant species must evolve their reproduction habits to stay alive.
The Global City That Never Sleeps
By using telephone and voice over IP calling data, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created detailed maps of calls between New York and other major world cities, painting a vivid picture of globalization.
Congestion Theory Modeled Live
Researchers in Japan have created a live model of the so-called "shockwave" theory to explain traffic congestion.
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 Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
