Environment
Bush Talks Green In California
President Bush announced new measures to improve national parks. Critics say it is an effort to reverse his anti-environment image.
Developed Underdevelopment
How to balance economic viability, environmental sensitivity,and community livability.
Global Group Watches The World's Forests
Global Forest Watch is an international group that uses the latest digital technology to monitor and map the world's forests.
New York Readies Tough New Emissions Rules
While the smog situation worsens in New York, the state is preparing tough new emissions rules.
Canadian Cities To Get Funds For Green Programs
Canada's Federal Environment Minister David Anderson announced funds for cities and towns making efforts to be more environmentally sensitive.
Smart Growth Vs. The Environment
What does smart growth mean to environmental professionals?
Peru Creates A New National Park
Rapid Biological Inventories help Peru understand the assets of a region threatened by logging and development.
Banning The 12 Most Deadly Chemicals
Twelve chemicals, known as the "Dirty Dozen" present a grave threat to the environment. The Bush administration is supports an international effort to ban these chemicals.
Mapmaker Makes Trouble For Bush Administration
A government cartographer anonymously posted maps of caribou migration in Alaska on the Internet. This is the story of the political turbulence he caused and how he turned into a hero for the environmental movement.
Growth Dries The Rio Grande
For the first time in recorded history, the Rio Grande no longer empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
Urban Runoff Top Cause Of Coastal Pollution
Experts discuss urban runoff pollution at a University of Connecticut land use seminar.
Banking On Preservation
A private investment firm hopes to make a large profit while preserving the natural habitat, possibly leading the way for other firms to follow the model.
Radical Rethinking Of Conservation Policies Needed
An international study proposes "eco-agriculture" strategies in response to the world's threatened biodiversity.
Saving The Rainforest With Sustainable Management
The deforestation of the Amazonion rainforest has been an environmental and economic disaster. "Sustainable management" might be able to save the rainforest while yielding rich economic benefits.
Thinning To Prevent Forest Fires Sparks Debate
Fueled by taxpayer dollars, limited forest-thinning is underway to cut trees around towns in the West that caused last year's wildfires. Environmentalists are concerned.
BLM Violated Agreement To Protect Tortoise Land
A federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management violated a court-ordered arrangement to protect sensitive public land.
Keeping Computers From Landfills
Each year, millions of outdated computerand television monitors end up in landfills. New programs are working to recycle obsolete machines, which often contain toxic materials.
Judge Blocks Forest Road Ban
A regulation protecting national forests from road-building and logging was blocked by a federal judge who concluded that the ban would harm timber companies.
A Sound Solution
Expressway noise walls can fix some community problems--while causing others.
Instant Cities
Building a complex erector-set of pipes to get water to expanding cities has created the possibility of "instant cities" in remote locations.
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
