Environment
New Jersey's Market Approach To Open Space
New Jersey towns are taking a market approach to open space -- each town will tax themselves for the purchase of land for open space.
California Cities Face Growing Waste Problem: PCs
With up to 8 pounds of lead in one computer monitor, cities are trying to find solutions to cope with the disposal of obsolete computers filled with toxins.
Green Maps Track Environmental Changes
The new "green maps" track environmental landmarks with easy-to-read icons.
Suburban Development Endangering Wetlands
The Econlockhatchee River basin, whose languid waters curl through swamps and soggy prairies east of Orlando, is being strangled by Central Florida’s hottest suburban frontier.
DOE Releases Energy Plus Software
EnergyPlus is a new building energy simulation program designed for modeling buildings with associated heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating, and other energy flows.
Cities Retain Control Of Florida Billboards
Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed a transportation bill -- and in the process helped Florida local govermnent to maintain control over billboards.
Developer Works To Save Trees
A commercial property developer is making an effort to save a few dozen trees from road building crews in Central Florida.
City Debates Local Environmental Ordinance
Troy, MI, drafts an ordinance to protect wetlands and open space.
Sustainable Forests And The Economy
The state of Washington is positioned to take a leadership role in the sustaiable management of forests.
Coffee: Regular, Decaf, Or Environment-Friendly?
Coffee production harms wildlife habitat. Conservation groups have developed guidelines for growing 'sustainable coffee.'
NAS To Bush: Global Warming Is Real
The National Academy of Sciences has released a report written by the nation's top scientists that declares global warming a real and serious problem.
Florida Wildlife Corridor Threatened By Developers
An area of Volusia County known as the "Palmetto Curtain" is feeling the pressure from development. Environmentalists want immediate steps taken to preserve the area.
Mapping The Earth's Ecological Health
A $21 million project will use satellite data to map the health of the planet's ecosystems.
Bush Projects Green Image In Florida Everglades
During a visit to the Florida Everglades President Bush voiced his committment to the environment.
Low Profile Street Lighting Experiment To Save Baby Turtles
Street lights near a popular Florida beach cause baby turtles to wander on to roads and under cars. Experimental new light hopes to save turtles but critics say it creates safety hazard for pedestrians and cyclists.
An Emerging Open Space Revolution
City residents are increasingly willing to tax themselves for open space.
Erosion In China Creates Dust Storms Over U.S.
Desertification of farmlands in China is responsible for dust-storms over neighboring countries and the U.S.
Northwest Logging Halted
Appeals court halts logging in the Northwest to protect fish.
Towns Oppose Cleanup Plan For Endangered River
The Hudson River, contaminated with cancer-causing pollutants, placed fourth on a recent list of the nations endangered rivers. Towns along the river oppose a plan to cleanup the river.
Bush Promises Funds For National Parks
President Bush announces increased spending for national parks and calls for the creation of "stewardship plans."
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
