Environment
When Climate Changes, Preservation Changes
Climate change is throwing a wrench into the gears of many preservation efforts.
A Limit On Driving In California?
Is a statewide cap on driving in the works? Bill Fulton says a regional driving limit may be the only way that California is able to reach its self-imposed mandates for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Car 'Feebate' Under Consideration in California
The California Assembly is considering a bill that would create the nation's first "feebate" -- a charge or rebate California drivers would pay or receive depending on how much greenhouse gas their cars emit.
Abu Dhabi to Push Carbon Underground
In an effort to reduce carbon emissions from industrial plants, Abu Dhabi is planning to create a $4 billion underground carbon sequestration system -- a system that is expected to be closely watched by government and industry.
Land Use Planning: Essential To Climate Protection
In this op-ed, regional planner and California American Planning Association officer Hing Wong emphasizes the importance of land use planning in meeting climate protection goals, citing examples of APA award-winning projects in the Bay Area.
Who Says You Have to Live on Dry Land?
Dutch architects are seeking out progressive solutions to sea level rise.
Drive Thru Ban Considered in Edmonton
Officials in Edmonton are considering a ban on any new drive through windows at fast food restaurants in an effort to curb emissions from idling cars.
Study Considers Global Warming's Impact on B.C. Real Estate
This report from the Suzuki Foundation examines climate change impacts on equity of land values in British Columbia.
EU's Plans to Cut Carbon Have Some Worried About Competitiveness
The European Union has announced plans to make a significant cutback in its carbon emissions. Some say the plans are too ambitious and will hurt the Union's growth and competitiveness, but others argue they don't go far enough.
Protecting Endangered Species on Private Land
This article examines the "Safe Harbor" agreements between landowners and the federal government that look to protect the habitats of endangered species on private land.
Lawn Greens
If 'peak oil' makes oil-intensive industrial agriculture economically unfeasible, will suburbanites need to turn their lawns into farming plots?
Measuring the Carbon Footprint of New Development
A 2,300-unit development near a Maine lake is facing an environmental test to determine its carbon footprint. Environmentalists say the impact is too great, but developers dispute the analysis.
Gulf Coast Oil Operations Worsened Katrina's Impact
Canals dug for oil and natural gas extraction and service may have played a significant role in the weakening of the Mississippi River Delta -- a negative effect of the oil industry's Gulf operations that worsened the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
Agreement Bans Development Along Mediterranean Coast
A coalition of 21 countries has signed an agreement that will prohibit any development within 100 yards of the Mediterranean coast -- a broad agreement that will affect more than 29,000 miles of coastline.
The Flood-Prone Should Look to the Dutch
Plans for 250,000 new houses on a floodplain in Britain and broad redevelopment plans in New Orleans have many wondering why planners aren't looking to the flood expertise of the Dutch.
EPA's Executive Privilege Withholds Documents
In response to a request for documentation about why the EPA recently rejected greenhouse gas regulations in California, the agency has handed over limited and censored documents and citing an executive privilege in doing so.
Dry Dry West
This article from National Geographic looks at the increasing strain on the water supplying the western U.S.
Eco-Villages Rising Slowly, But Steadily
Despite slow going at the eco-intentional community Arcosanti in Arizona, hundreds of similar "eco-villages" have popped up around the world.
Norway Could Be Carbon-Neutral by 2030
The government of Norway has announced plans to offset all of its carbon emissions by 2030, a goal it had previously set for 2050.
Hot Air: Jerry Brown Becomes Climate Change Warrior
Former California Governor Jerry Brown, now the state's attorney general, is vowing to sue cities and counties that do not take climate change into consideration during general plan updates.
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.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
