World
Global issues, U.N., etc.
Walling The World
From fears over immigration to the pursuit of control over territory, countries and cities around the world are increasingly turning to the oldest form of defense: the wall.
Urban Noise Causes Birds To Sing At Night
High daytime noise levels in urban areas have caused birds to sing at night to avoid the competition. This goes against the previous thought that streetlights were confusing birds into thinking it was day.
Growing Children In The City
Children are integral to the urban environment, yet we have shrunk the places where they can play, grow and thrive. Creating natural environments where children are free to imagine and play without instruction and structure is critical to our future.
Landscape Architecture Student Profiles
In honor of Landscape Architecture Month, Planetizen profiles four students who are studying this influential discipline.
Why Environmentalism Is Dead
Hal Clifford believes that climate change makes other environmental causes insignificant.
Virtual World's Top 'Real Estate' Developers
Several of Second Life's most successful entrepreneurs making real money in a virtual world are "real estate" developers.
World's Longest Tunnel Planned
Russia plans to build an undersea tunnel across the Bering Strait to Alaska.
The Ethanol Hoax: How The U.S. Is Losing Its Edge
In transportation, energy, and green technology the U.S. is falling behind, writes Nicholas Von Hoffman.
Five Essential Characteristics Of A 'Humane Metropolis'
How can the modern metropolis be a magnet for entrepreneurship and creativity?
Golf Course Development Goes International
Golf courses are becoming increasingly popular among developers, especially outside of the United States. The vast majority are being built as housing projects, consuming hundreds of acres of land, causing an increased strain on water resources.
Food or Fuel?
The growth in biofuels is putting new pressures on the global food supply chain.
Agriculture Goes Vertical And Green
With visions of a reforested America in which food is grown locally year round, vertical farms aim to address many of the problems facing mankind, including global warming, runoff, desertification, water pollution, and rapid urbanization.
Catastrophic Drought 50 Years Away For Southwest
Using sophisticated climate models, scientists are predicting a 15 percent loss of surface moisture by 2050. They suspect, but cannot conclude, that global warming is to blame.
Planning And TOD To The Rescue
This column from The San Francisco Examiner describes how "urban planning can save the world", and identifies transit-oriented development as a major solution to global warming.
Massive Flooding Drowns Online World
To raise awareness of global warming, a massive sea level change was staged in the online virtual reality world "Second Life" that flooded areas such as London and Tokyo -- similar to what scientists predict could occur within this century.
Landscape Architecture: Imagine That
Rodney Swink, past president of the American Society of Landscape Architects, celebrates the role of landscape architecture in shaping the built and natural environment.
Does Homeownership Cause Unemployment?
New research highlights the connection between locations with high levels of homeownership and above average unemployment.
'High-Tech Iconoclast' Architect Wins Pritzker Prize
British architect Richard Rogers has won architecture's most prestigious award.
The Best In New Urbanism For 2007
The Congress For New Urbanism announces the 2007 winners of its annual Charter Awards.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
