World

Recent popular literature and movies have focused on megacities in developing nations. Do they symbolize the international city of the 21st century?

March 28, 2006 - New Statesman

We usually look at familiar urban places as our habits dictate, rarely changing from our default viewpoint. This narrowed perspective limits our effectiveness as designers and planners, writes Bruce F. Donnelly.

March 26, 2006 - Terrain: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments

A new study finds that, if we do not act soon to slow global warming, an irreversible process will ultimately raise sea levels by 13 to 20 feet.

March 25, 2006 - The New York Times

From eminent domain to "condofication", Planetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2005.

March 21, 2006 - Abhijeet Chavan

The software brings new clarity to a host of environmental issues.

March 20, 2006 - San Antonio Current

The council names the top 10 tall building projects completed during 2005. Only one (Bloomberg Tower in New York) of the top 10 is in the US.

March 17, 2006 - The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Studies

The New York Times reviews a new book whose author traveled around the world interviewing people about the effects of global warming.

March 17, 2006 - The New York Times

Earlier studies have looked at the effects of global warming on individual species. A new study shows that global warming is changing the entire northern Bering Sea ecosystem.

March 14, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Greening your roof could save you 25% on energy bills, help clean the air, and provide a cool place to relax all at once.

March 13, 2006 - Raleigh Durham Independent Weekly

Orion Online offers up James Howard Kunstler's 5-part video series on 'peak oil' based on his book 'The Long Emergency.'

March 9, 2006 - Orion Online

According to the gasoline giant, 'Contrary to the theory, oil production shows no signs of a peak.'

March 9, 2006 - Exxon Mobil

The police chief and criminologist-theorist argue that the crime-prevention theory really works, despite recent criticism.

March 8, 2006 - National Review

Mike Davis previews his new book in a lengthy article in Orion Magazine.

March 8, 2006 - Orion

Two new studies show that Antarctica is losing ice because of global warming and contributing to higher sea levels, disproving earlier projections that increased snowfall would compensate for melting ice.

March 7, 2006 - The New York Times

The editor of the respected and expensive Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World is developing a free printed and online version of the maps so that they can continually reflect new archaeological discoveries.

March 1, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Approximately 25 new nuclear plants are planned or in development in Canada, China, the EU, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and South Africa. Companies in the US and UK may order an additional 15 new reactors.

February 26, 2006 - Physics Today

In his new book, 'The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War', Robert Bevan examines why significant architecture is so often targeted in armed conflict.

February 23, 2006 - Times Online

'The Boys of Baraka' chronicles the lives of four at-risk boys as they travel from their crime-infested neighborhood to a special school in Kenya.

February 22, 2006 - San Francisco Weekly

Kenneth S. Deffeyes, author of 'Beyond Oil', calculates that world oil production reached 'Hubbert's Peak' on December 16th, 2005.

February 19, 2006 - Beyond Oil

Recent data shows that the Greenland icecap is melting nearly twice as fast as previously thought, making the previous melt estimate of 1,000 years seem far too generous -- an ominous sign for those planning oceanside development.

February 19, 2006 - BBC News