Environment

Learning From Sweden's Eco-municipalities

North Americans learn sustainability methods and models from Sweden's eco-municipalities which use a democratic planning process called the Natural Step framework.

October 12, 2005 - Sustainable Business

Saving The Climate Must Begin In Cities

Cities account for 75% of the world's enegry use. A few successful strategies to reduce emissions could cause massive changes in the environment.

October 10, 2005 - Nature

Business Is Booming For Utah's Private Radioactive Waste Landfill

Business is booming for the nation's only privately owned and operated radioactive and hazardous waste landfill. Envirocare of Utah handles almost as much waste in the first half of 2005 as it did in all of 2004.

October 9, 2005 - Salt Lake City Tribune

States Take On Feds Over Environment

State-led lawsuits and environmental initiatives are changing the face of US environmental regulation.

October 6, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Future Of Mega-Catastrophes In The U.S.

Can the United States expect a future filled with disasters on the order of Katrinas and Ritas? 'Are we prepared to lose a major city every year?'

October 6, 2005 - Chicago Sun-Times

Building 'Skyscraper Farms'

Lior Hessel, CEO of OrganiTech, has a vision to turn empty storage containers into high-rise organic farms.

October 5, 2005 - Wired

National Wildlife Refuge Threatened

The Chesapeake region's largest remaining wetlands face twin threats of suburban sprawl and rising sea levels.

October 5, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun

EPA Asking Companies To Police Themselves

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to reduce the regulatory burden on companies by allowing smaller polluters to report less frequently. Environmentalists are skeptical.

October 3, 2005 - CBS News

Protecting New Orleans Against Future Hurricanes

The reconstruction of the levees will take decades and still may not protect the city against hurricanes stronger, or equal to, Katrina.

October 2, 2005 - The New York Times

Environmental Organizations Seek To Bolster Waning Superfund Program

Louis Gibbs and other environmental activists seek to reinstate "polluter pays" fees in order to help defray the burden on individual taxpayers.

October 1, 2005 - The Business Review

The Death, Now Afterlife, Of Environmentalism

John Meyer follws up on the 'death of environmentalism' by offering 'the afterlife of environmentalism'.

October 1, 2005 - The American Prospect

Investigating Mumbai's Disaster Plan

After monsoon rains exposed the inadequacies of Mumbai's civic agencies, India's leading newspaper investigates what measures are in place to avoid a repeat of Mumbia's July 27th floods.

September 30, 2005 - Rediff

Senate's 'State Of Fear' On Climate Change

Reviews of Michael Crichton's appearance before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ranged from 'silly' to 'notable for its nuttiness'.

September 29, 2005 - The New York Times

Endangered Species Act Gets Listed

A bill rapidly moving through the House favors land developers over species.

September 29, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Despoiling of Alberta

Famous for its oil wealth and the "prosperity cheques" being handed out to every resident, the Canadian Province of Alberta is actually a classic example of rapacious growth, dangerously poor planning and poor performance on social development indicators.

September 28, 2005 - The Globe and Mail

Was The Gulf Coast A Result Of Global Warming?

While it may be tempting to blame hurricanes Katrina and Rita on global warming, an MIT climatologist says that it's wrong to blame any single event on long-term climate change. However, the power of tropical storms is increasing.

September 28, 2005 - MIT Technology Review

Los Angeles' Smog: The New Threat to Public Health

Just when it looked like Los Angeles might be win the war on smog, a new and more deadly form of air pollution stalks the region

September 28, 2005 - L.A. Weekly

Artists Document Land Conservation Efforts

Artists visit farms across the Pacific Northwest to tell the story of farmers' sustainable land practices and eco-friendly farming through photography, painting, and sculpture.

September 25, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Local Dining Could Help The Environment

The farther food travels, the more greenhouse gas emissions it generates -- a fact which concerns some environmentalists.

September 20, 2005 - CNN

Are Environmentalists To Blame For Katrina's Devastation?

A Senate committee requests information from the Justice Department about legal challenges to New Orleans levee projects by environmental groups. Do Republicans plan to blame environmentalists for the extent of destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina?

September 20, 2005 - The Washington Post

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.