History / Preservation
Atlantis Found?
Satellite photos from southern Spain appear to match the dimensions of the not-so-mythical city of Atlantis.
L.A.'s Bunker Hill To Be Revitalized...Yet Again
Before the developers came, Bunker Hill was an impoverished but proud and thriving community.
New Plans To Save China's Jewish Ghetto
Once home to 20,000 Jews, the North Bund of Shanghai is facing the pressure of an expanding metropolis. Two developers are battling over how much of the historic district to save.
Conservation Easement May Protect Mountain View
Sugar Loaf, looming above Nevada City, California, may be preserved for public use as open space under a proposed easement arrangement.
America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation publishes its 2004 list of America's 11 most endangered historic places.
Almost Famous
A freelance writer has made it his mission in life to get one urban planner the recognition he deserves.
Rehab Credit Program Saved
The Senate votes to keep a decades-old tax incentive for renovating older buildings.
Combining Historic Preservation And Housing
A Wisconsin-based developer will preserve 25 historic buildings on Silver Spring's deteriorating 32-acre National Park Seminary and build 255 new housing units.
What Is The Public's Right To Know?
Does the public need to know the details of a $95 million deal to preserve the 82,000-acre Hearst Ranch on California's Central Coast?
China: Demolishing Its Physical Past
As the government and real estate developers continue to demolish China's ancient walled cities at an alarming rate, conservationists and residents are left to pick up the pieces.
Even The Dead Need To Be Preserved
Volunteers work to save above ground cemeteries in New Orleans.
APA Ranks Top 25 Planning Stories
The APA's chooses 25 issues and events that have had the greatest impact on U.S. and global planning since 1978.
San Francisco's Icon Ghirardelli Square Has Been Sold
Declining retails sales may lead to a change in land uses at the famous commercial complex.
Planet's Most Famous Piece of Real Estate Turning 100
Times Square used to exhibit a special kind of urbanity: food, theatre, and sexiness. Does it still?
One Building Can Save a Community in Decline
Atlanta's redevelopment efforts for the 1996 Olympic games never reached the nearby community of Pittsburgh, but the recent renovation of a historic schoolhouse has sparked revitalization efforts throughout the forgotten neighborhood.
Does Wal-Mart Destroy Cultural Character?
Will a new Wal-Mart Supercenter destroy the West African cultural heritage of Sandfly, GA?
Bulldozing the Past
A planned Wal-Mart Supercenter in Sandfly, GA is one of many things that threaten the preservation of one of the oldest African-American settlements in the country.
Shaping the Future of the Watergate Hotel
Redevelopment plans may be stalled by resident action to have Watergate complex designated as a historical landmark.
State can't afford to protect its greatest treasure
A magnitude earthquake could collapse the Marriott Library at the University of Utah, endangering thousands of students and many rare books.
Atlantis Found?
There's archaeological evidence that the fiery Santorini may be the mythical city of Atlantis.
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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
