World
Global issues, U.N., etc.
U.N. Warns Of World's Failure To Curb Slum Growth
A report by the United Nations concludes that three decades of efforts to address urban poverty have failed.
Megacities, Mammoth Problems
Six of the world's fastest-growing megacities are examined in terms of their most pressing problems and what they are doing to address them.
Global Population On Verge Of Urban Majority
Daily, hundreds of thousands of people are migrating from rural to urban areas. While cities in developed countries have the economy and infrastructure to handle the influx, developing countries are flooded with people and drowning in problems.
Global Warming: The Cost Of Inaction
Writer Elizabeth Kolbert warns that "reckless" delays in countering global warming can be dangerous.
World's Desert Cities 'May be Living on Borrowed Time': UN Report
A new United Nations report states that while the world's desert cities are threatened by climate change and water depletion, they may also benefit from new investments in solar energy projects.
'Mister Environmental Disaster'
Mike Armstrong can't stand the environmental 'blame game'.
'One Of The Greatest Hoaxes Ever Perpetrated'
Skeptics, including respected scientists, believe global warming is a hoax.
Why Al Gore's Film Succeeds
Al Gore's new documentary "An Inconvennient Truth" uses a personal narrative to drive home the urgency of the global warming problem.
High Gas Prices: 'The Truth Can Set Us Free'
We can do a lot of things to move to a future powered by alternative energy sources. One of the most important, writes K.C. Golden, is to elect leaders who are willing to tell us the truth -- that fossil fuels are expensive.
'Edge of the Abyss': Review of Mike Davis' 'Planet of Slums'
This week's bloody shootout in Sao Paulo between gangs and the police is a sign of the coming global "urban hell" as described in Mike Davis' new book, "Planet of Slums".
Do Economists Agree On Road Pricing?
A new academic journal article offers an interesting and highly detailed history of the concept of road pricing, and evaluates where economists have (and have not) reached consensus on the issue.
A New Look At Nuclear Power
Long viewed as a scourge by the environmental movement, prominent environmentalists, including Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore, now believe the time has come for nuclear power, as global warming has presented the newest menace to the environment.
Al Gore's 'Slide Show' Clicks With Audiences
Al Gore's new documentary about global warming is expected to have an impact on public consciousness.
A New Vision Of International Demographics
The WorldMapper takes cartography and demographics to a whole new level -- these cartograms make stats from international immigration, to tourism and population, sexy.
Joel Kotkin: The New Boomtowns
After the hip cities of the dot-com era, and the low-cost ones that attracted businesses following the dot-com bubble, come the next wave of boomtowns. Joel Kotkin identifies what makes these cities flourish.
Film Review: Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth'
A review of a documentary by Al Gore about global warming.
U.S. Has Second Highest Infant Mortality Rates In Developed World
A new report from Save the Children shows that the United States has the second-highest infant mortality rate in the developed world, and that mortality rates for African American babies are double that of the national average.
List Of World's 'Failed States' Released
A U.S. foreign policy magazine and think tank have released a ranking of 146 nations by their degree of failure. Sudan tops the list.
'Slumifying' The Earth
An interview with Mike Davis, best-selling author of "City of Quartz" and his latest book, "Planet of Slums".
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
