Environment
The Economics Of Greening Cities
An academic journal articles explores whether a healthy economy can exist without economic growth if conservation reduces the drain of wealth from communities.
The Rebirth Of Environmentalism
Environmental issues are uniting conservatives and liberals even while the nation becomes more polarized.
How Much Are You Willing To Pay To Live Green?
Developers of a new urbanist community in western Wilsonville, Oregon want to ask its future residents how much they are willing to pay for using green technologies.
Mercury Pollution May Be Linked To Autism
Researchers find possible link between autism and mercury pollution in air and water.
SUV-Loving Public Deems Itself Unpatriotic
According to a new poll released yesterday, fuel efficiency ranks up there with apple pie, baseball, and hating liberals as emblematic of American patriotism.
Alaska Drilling Will Yield 6 Months' Worth Of Oil
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that drilling in Alaska's pristine Artic National Wildlife Refuge could yield 10.4 billion barrels of oil. Critics says that represents 6 months' supply for the U.S.
The Unfolding Yucca Mountain Scandal?
Falsified Yucca documents lead to investigation of project's science.
Understanding Sustainability In 60 Minutes
How would you explain the concept of sustainability to college students in an hour?
Alaska Drilling Won't Solve Nation's Energy Problem
Drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge won't' solve the nation's energy problem argues James Ridgeway.
Senate Votes For Alaskan Wildlife Refuge Drilling
The U.S. Senates voted in favor of allowing oil drilling in Alaska's wildlife refuge
The Problem With The Environmental Movement
Why the environmental movement is unable to achieve its goals and what it needs today to succeed.
Environmentalism Is An Issue For The Privileged
Dramatizing the death of environmentalism doesn't help people of color.
Balancing Environmentalism and Security
Critics argue that a U.S. border fencing project may harm sensitive ecological areas.
Mercury Pollution Increasing
Study finds that Mercury pollution is more extensive in Northeast.
China's Growth Could Lead to 'Nightmare'
If the rest of the world is to emulate American consumption levels, competition for oil and arable land could lead to disastrous consequences.
Eco-Radicals Target Sierra Sprawl
ELF begins targeting growth in the quaint Gold Rush town of Auburn, California.
Cloudy Future For Clear Skies Bill
President Bush's "Clear Skies" bill stalls in the Senate.
Asian Tsunami's Environmental Impact
A United Nations' report concludes that areas already damaged by humans suffered more than areas with healthy ecosystems.
Geophysical Changes From Indonesian Earthquake
Scientific American examines the long-term geophysical changes caused by the earthquake that spawned the deadly Indonesian tsunami.
To Log Or Not To Log Forests?
Environmentalists split over whether logging is good for forests.
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
