World
Global issues, U.N., etc.
The Secret International Voluntary Sustainable Principles
In what may prove to be a fundamental shift in sustainable resources, a new international coalition is poised to direct trillions of dollars into markets linked to climate change, clean technology and sustainable use of natural resources.
Investing And Global Warming
Global warming is expected to impact businesses and global markets. For investors, climate change is no longer just about the environmenta; it is a fundamental financial and economic issue.
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.
Loving Dereliction
Taking the time to appreciate abandoned buildings and cityscapes can help us appreciate what we have now.
Virgin Airlines To Go Green?
CEO Richard Branson says his company is looking into alternative methods for jet fuel as a way to save costs.
Global Warming's Dire Effect on World's Freshwater Supply
The greatest and most immediate effect of global warming may be on the world's fresh water supplies
The Suburban Benchmark For Economic Success
Commentator Joel Kotkin compares the immigrant experience in France with the U.S. The diversity of the American suburb is a testament to how immigrants embrace 'The American Dream.'
Twenty Ideas For Rebuilding New Orleans
Two local citizens suggest twenty ideas for what to do with a devastated city.
World's Most Expensive Shopping Destination
The cost of retail space in the world's top shopping destinations has gone up by an average of 8 per cent over the past year.
Virtual Real Estate Boom
Virtual property invester who bought a virtual island existing only within an online computer game has recouped his investment by selling virtual land and collecting taxes for mining and hunting.
Best Cities In Europe To Locate A Business
Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker publishes its annual list and 36-page report of top European cities for business expansion. Leading the list are London and Paris.
How To 'Fix' Smart Growth Financing
New research reassesses the current methods for smart growth finance and offers two different 'fixes' for the problem of financing smart growth.
Is Sprawl Universal?
Witold Rybczynski reviews Robert Bruegmann's new book, Sprawl: A Compact History.
Interview: Simmons -- The Coming Saudi Oil Shock
This well-connected industry insider has concluded that some of the world's largest oil beds may be on the verge of production collapse -- and he's willing to bet his much-vaunted career on it.
Innovative Emergency Shelter Built From Plastic Tubes, Debris
Inspired by ancient structures, an architect's innovative design for an emergency shelter is adapted by the International Rescue Committee to house survivors of the South Asia quake that is estimated to have left 3.3 million homeless.
Christopher Alexander: The Nature Of Order -- In 4 Volumes
Christopher Alexander's new series of books, 'The Nature Of Order', explores the patterns of how culture and learning dictate the architecture of buildings and community. But beware: it's very, very long.
The Desert House: The Latest In Steel Prefab Homes
FabPreFab magazine interviews the architects at Marmol Radziner Prefab about their new steel homes product line, called The Desert House. [Includees photos]
Book Review: Lessons From The 1906 San Francisco Quake?
'A Crack in the Edge of the World' by Simon Winchester, has a few nuggets of interest, but is 'filled with enough geological minutiae to fell James Michener.'
Wal-Mart Promotes Environmental Sustainability
Wal-Mart CEO announces that the world's largest retailer will hold its suppliers responsible for higher environmental and labor standards.
Personal Rapid Transit For Heathrow Airport, Dubai Financial Center
Heathrow Airport and Dubai Financial Center are moving forward on robotic vehicle transit technology called personal rapid transit (PRT) with the aim of reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
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
