Environment
Land Use That Spreads Disease
Could your cozy wooded backyard be a breeding ground for the next plague? Environmental health experts argue that ecosystem disruption speeds the spread of infectious diseases.
Democrats' Vision For A Clean Energy Future
A report about energy issues from the Democratic National convention.
New Mapping Technique Forecasts Coastal Land Loss
Acres of coastal land are lost in Maryland every year. Highly accurate topographical mapping could revolutionize planning for storms, development and flood insurance.
Why Boston's Plants Bloom Earlier Now Than 100 Years Ago
Boston's average temperature has increased 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past century.
Urban Runoff Fees Grow In Popularity
Southern California cities and counties are increasingly adopting runoff fees to remediate urban runoff that contaminates coastal waters.
Kerry's Environmental Dilemma
How "green" is John Kerry?
Preservation Versus Property Rights
Tel Aviv planning commission grapples with issues of preservation, economic development, and private property rights.
Unprecedented Number Of Drilling Permits Issued By Feds
Last year, the Bureau of Land Management issued some 4,000 oil and natural-gas drilling permits; this federal fiscal year it's on track to issue a record 6,000.
Bio-diversity, Habitats Lost As Parks Are Tidied
UK local authorities are felling trees and clearing undergrowth in city parks, citing risks of crime and litigation, but in doing so, they reduce the variety of species and habitats in the parks which are vital to city dwellers.
The Alarming Risks Of Nuclear Clean Up
Cleanup efforts for the dirtiest nuclear site in the U.S. have a 50% chance of a major accident, according to a new report.
The 'Hazing' of Our National Parks
This New York Times editorial calls for the toughening of environmental rules to address park haze -- industrial air pollution that is carried over to parks by the wind.
EPA Proposes Large-Scale Effort to End 'Dead Zones'
The multibillion-dollar effort tightens regulations on sewage plants to limit the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous entering the Chesapeake Bay.
Taking The Planet's 'Pulse'
The ambitious environmental monitoring project amounts to a massive global network designed for the sharing, dissemination and management of environmental information.
Land Issues As Political Weapons
The John Kerry and George Bush campaigns are using hotly-debated land issues to mobilize followers.
Environmentalists Vs. Environmentalists
Open space advocates clash against other environmentalists over planned environmental education center in San Francisco.
12,700 Photographs Are Worth A Lot Of Words
An ongoing photographic survey of the California coastline reveals dramatic changes since a similar 1979 survey.
One Million People To Fight Heat Islands In Japan
Under a nationwide campaign, nonprofit groups and the Japanese government hope to get one million people to dump water on city streets in August.
Pollution Adding To Drought Woes
A new report claims pollution from coal-burning power plants could be cutting Rocky Mountain snowfalls by as much as 50%. Without water, the success of the West could be its own undoing.
Do Cancer Cases Cluster Around Atomic Plants?
Research into whether people living close to nuclear power plants are more likely to get cancer is not conclusive.
Neal Peirce: Are Green Buildings Affordable?
New projects are challenging the popular notion that green buildings are too expensive.
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
