World
Global issues, U.N., etc.
The Move Towards Zero Waste
Corporations and cities across the globe are signing on to a new wave in environmental stewardship: zero waste. Cities such as Oakland and Seattle have pledged to improve their policies to encourage recycling and a reduction of waste.
A New Wave Of Renewable Energy
Ocean power is increasingly becoming a viable source of renewable energy.
Architecture Goes Open Source
The recently launched Open Architecture Network uses Web 2.0 technology to get designers to share their ideas to benefit the neediest members of global society.
The World's Most Connected Cities
Daily Wireless offers a review of the most connected cities in the World. Only two (or five, depending on how you count) are in the US. Several cities might surprise you.
Great Designers, Bad Buildings?
Architectural critic John King finds 'starchitects' to be great designers, but troubling to cities.
The Morality of Biofuels
When the cropland to power an SUV can feed a person for a year, attempts to wean America off of oil through biofuels raises some serious moral questions.
Recoverable Oil Supplies Are Growing, Not Peaking
Technology advances and oil prices above $50/barrel permit companies to extract far more oil from existing wells using secondary and tertiary recovery methods and target 'heavy' and other 'nonconventional' oil supplies as light oil reserves diminish.
Tackling Traffic Congestion In New York City
The New York Times urges the city's next transportation chief to promote public transit, walking, and cycling.
AQOLI: The 'Airport Quality Of Life Index'
This article from the International Herald Tribune looks at a new rating scale that measures the quality of life in global cities based on the function and amenities of their airports.
The Past And Future Of Informal Settlements
While urban growth is heavily regulated in industrialized countries, most of the world develops without a legal planning framework.
The Mega-Problems Of Hyper-Urbanization
Why we should be worried about the rise of the world's new mega-cities.
Reality Hits A Virtual World
As a virtual world where anything goes grows up, it's problems are not so different from real world communities.
The Top Buildings In The U.S.?
Architecture critic Blair Kamin questions a recent list of American's favorite buildings.
Fighting Climate Change: British Style
Experts disagree on the effectiveness of strategies ranging from reforestation and efficient cook stoves to renewable energy projects and low-carbon economies. Environmentalists are pushing for regulation of the erratic carbon offset marketplace.
Virtual Explorers Of Google Earth
Enthusiasts are using Google Earth and Microsoft Live Search Maps for unexpected purposes.
The Incredible Shrinking City
As many communities across Europe and the United States decrease in size, academics ponder just how to plan for for cities with declining populations.
Incorporating Sustainability Into Community Development
Sustainability must become a primary goal of public policy if we want to ensure the long-term health of communities.
The Architecture Ideas Network
This article from WorldChanging discusses a new network for architects and designers to share and improve ideas. The network's creators hope this interactivity will help architects to create solutions for slum dwellers.
Can Planners Learn Something From Computer Programmers?
Unconferences, a type of informational gathering among open source software developers, could provide a model for the planning community.
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
