United States
Sprawl: You Love It, But Dare Not Speak It's Name
CNN features an in-depth debate between Peter Calthorpe, promoting new urbanism, and Peter Gordon and Harry Richardson defending sprawl.
Bush vs. Gore: Who is Greener?
An assessment of the presidential candidates environmental positions.
Theory And Practice Of Urban Design
Bruce Mau Design wants his architecture company to evolve like the projects he creates -- more naturally to maintain the ecology.
Why Cities Will Thrive in the Information Age
Information technologies will be the principal force shaping economic development in the 21st century.
Server Farms Strain Local Grids
Massive farms housing internet servers and networking equipment needed to sustain e-commerce are creating problems for "local jurisdictions forced to deal with the sudden spike in demand for power."
Army Corps Delays Study Over Flawed Forecasts
Facing criticism of serious flaws and unrealistic assumptions, Army Corps of Engineers agrees to delay a controversial study of major construction projects on the Mississippi River.
U.S. Must Increase New Housing Production
HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo on Monday told thenation's top housing researchers, policy-makers, academics, and industry representatives that, toensure all Americans live in affordable, decent and safe housing, the U.S. must increase its production of ne
Presidential Candidates On Smart Growth
CNN presents a special report on where George W. Bush and Al Gore stand on issues like smart growth and urban sprawl.
State Economic Development Programs Ranked
Good Jobs First released an analysis of 122 audits of state economic development programs performed over the last decade.
Virtual Realty: Builders Go High-Tech
Builders are using web technology to enable buyers to choose custom options.
Next Generation of National Parks
The next generation of National Parks will "commemorate less-pristinelandscapes, as well as recognize overlooked and ignoble moments of history. "
Experts Meet To Solve U.S. Housing Problems
Top U.S. housing experts meet to examine the federal government's critical role in ensuring an adequate supply of affordable, decent and safe housing for the nation.
Make All Future Olympics Green
Greenpeace presented the IOC with a new set of environmental guidelines - an updated and tougher version of those developed in 1993 for Sydney's Olympics.
Thirteen Cities Most At Risk Of Overbuilding
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has identified the thirteen US cities most at risk of overbuilding.
Presidential Candidates on Sprawl
Presidential candidates' position statements on the Federal role in dealing with sprawl.
11 Hot Spots
Team of journalists visited 11 hot spots around the world to document the consequences of climate change and what they found was startling.
New Urbanism in the New Millennium
Peter Katz, author of The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community, takes a look at what new urbanism might look like in the future.
The Low-Down On Infrasonic Sound
Infrasonic sound can cause structures to vibrate, resulting in uneasiness for people who work inside them.
Keys To Urban Success
The Philadelphia News presents a series of essays on larger urban problems and solutions that cities have developed.
U.S., Mexican Officials To Discuss River Issues
U.S. and Mexican officials will discuss cross-border Colorado Riverenvironmental issues at a Riverside conference on Friday.
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
