United States
Abandonment Of Wilderness Protections Challenged
Conservation groups challenge the Bush Administration's abandonment of wilderness protections.
Neighborhood Watch By Web
By using the Internet, local police departments are able to communicate with the community much more effectively.
Say Goodbye To Wilderness
Late on a Friday evening, the Bush administration quietly announced a fundamental reversal of four decades of federal wilderness policy.
It Worked In Bilbao. Will It Succeed In Rio?
Rio de Janeiro signed a contract last week to build a Guggenheim museum. But the urban revival plan is assailed.
Reviving The Garden Of Eden
The destruction of the Mesopotamian Marshlands is considered one of the worst environmental disasters in history.
Urban Growth And SARS
Lyme disease is linked to suburban development. Rapid urban growth makes the world's cities more vulnerable to SARS and other pandemics.
Sydney Smartens Up Sprawl
In a "real life version of Sim City", Sydney Australia plans its growth.
Federal Design Quality Improving
Roger K. Lewis reviews the General Services Administration 2002 national design awards for federal architecture, historic preservation, interior design, engineering, graphic design and construction excellence.
Questions To Ask About The State Of The Air
The Reason Public Policy Institute offers four questions reporters should ask about the ALA's "State of the Air" Report.
Evolution Of The City After Modernism
After the death of urban modernism, what kinds of city await us?
Corporate America And The Environment
As government funds to support environmental R&D dry up, corporate American is finding it worthwhile to pick up the bill.
Is There Rocket Fuel In Your Salad?
Study finds the water sources of major cities such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have been contaminated with a component of missile fuel and poses health risks to 20 million people.
Special Report: The World's Water Crisis
BBC World Service investigates the world's growing water shortage.
Surveillance Nation, Part Two
MIT's Technology Review continues its in-depth examination of the proliferation of public monitoring technologies.
Challenges Abound For Historic Preservation Efforts In Havana
Havana's chief preservationist discusses the challenges of preserving the past and avoiding the planning mistakes of wealthier nations.
London Underground's Tube Games
The London Underground offers a series of online games, including subway car racing.
Multi-Family Rental Market Alluring Traditional Home Builders
Randall Lewis discusses the forces that led to the redirection of the focus of his 50-year old family business from traditional home building to master planned apartment communities.
Rediscovering Our Place In Nature
David Suzuki examines how the move from small villages to big cities has estranged us from nature, and particularly from biotechnology.
One Type Of Market Answer To Traffic And Congestion
Informal ridesharing is cropping up in many places, such as Washington D.C.
Homes Plan Could Create 'Characterless Urban Sprawl'
A plan to build hundreds of thousands of new homes in south-east England is "unsustainable" and could promote sprawl.
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
