United States
Trouble Downstream
Southeast Asian countries that depend on the Mekong River are being threatened by extensive dam building upstream.
Market Towns Losing Their Local Flavor
A survey of British towns finds significant threats from "uniform" new development.
A Change In The Nature Of Environmentalism?
A growing number of unlikely environmentalists are taking action where it matters most: at home.
In Defense Of Town Retail Vs. Out-of-town Big Boxes
U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Prescott weighs in for the towns.
Book Review: Call Of The Mall
A new book explains everything you wanted to know about life in a mall -- including why they're built the way they are.
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.
Skyscrapers Still Being Built Post 9/11
Despite arguments from many critics that 9/11 was the end of the skyscraper era, many cities continue to plan tall buildings.
Bush, Kerry, And Green Differences
In a tight presidential race, environmental issues could swing undecided voters.
How Taxes And Services Affect Economic Development
According to a new publication, state and local tax cuts are not the best use of public revenues, even to encourage job growth.
Oakland's Olmsted
Walter Hood is practicing a new approach for rejuvenating urban open spaces.
Money Talks, Logic Walks
Abandoning the town center, Britain gives in to the Big Box.
Does Environmentalism Equal Xenophobia?
The Sierra Club's leadership faces a divisive split over immigration issues -- does immigration lead to loss of wildlife habitat and urban sprawl?
Three Americas: A Profound Metamorphosis
The nation is undergoing an epic change.
The Case For Saving Hope
Hope VI is needed to address the remaining -- and still-lived in -- mistakes of past federal housing policies.
National Landscape Architecture Month
April 2004 has been declared as the National Landscape Architecture by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Ridge Announces New Train And Subway Security
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announces a $1.7 billion plan to protect trains and subways from terrorism.
A New Vocabulary For Sprawl
Do you know the difference between a "boomburb" and a "zoomburb?" These and other interesting new terms are becoming part of urban planners' lexicon.
New Campus Architecture Database
A database of recent campus buildings is part of the Chronicle of Higher Education's special supplement on campus architecture.
Amtrak Unprepared, Underfunded For Security Threats
Billions of dollars in Dept. of Homeland funding is earmarked for improving security of air and sea ports but nation's railroads are neglected.
Sears Tower To Be Sold For $835 Million
The Chicago landmark makes a comeback.
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
