Urban planning experts say using citizens to guide the process is healthy

McClatchy Newspapers

April 21, 2012 09:00

Cities are people. Why not use people to improve cities? Regular folks, not planners or politicians, can be a key to solving problems of urban areas i...

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Needed: An expanded campaign to tear down urban freeways

Better Cities & Towns

April 18, 2012 09:00

The freeway removal campaign got a boost in March when the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy released “The Life and Death of U...

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Opening access to scenario planning tools

Planetizen

April 14, 2012 09:00

It is with a certain humility that those at the Regional Plan Association embark on a fourth Regional Plan for the New York, Connecticut and New Jerse...

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As Fenway Park turns 100: it almost didn't make it

The Atlantic Cities

April 13, 2012 09:00

When the Boston Red Sox trot out over the lush green grass and fine-combed infield dirt to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the season home opener today, th...

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The role of government in regulating land use

Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Advisor

April 12, 2012 09:00

Q&A: Roughly half of the deforestation that was avoided in Brazil's Amazon region from 2005-2009 was the result of governmental policies, accordin...

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Lincoln Institute report explores opening access to scenario tools

Planning & Technology Today

April 12, 2012 09:00

Opening Access to Scenario Planning Tools is the most recent Policy Focus Report to come from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The policy focus r...

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Property in Land and Other Resources

Choice magazine

April 04, 2012 09:00

Property in Land and Other Resources, ed. by Daniel H. Cole and Elinor Ostrom. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2012. 492p bibl index afp ISBN 978155...

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Museum talk: Citybuilding in the 21st century

The West End Museum

April 03, 2012 13:00

Citybuilding in the 21st century is a recognition of the value of citizen participation, historic preservation, and human-scaled neighborhoods. But ci...

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Rural areas luring more retirees

AARP Blog

April 02, 2012 09:05

Going Up to the Country: In recent years, an increasing number of retirees have been heading back to city centers, drawn in by walkable streets and cu...

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National planning conference heads to Los Angeles

APA News

April 02, 2012 09:00

CHICAGO —The American Planning Association’s (APA) National Planning Conference heads to Los Angeles April 14–17, 2012. Held at the ...

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Is a Rural Retirement Right for You?

US News & World Report

March 28, 2012 09:00

Would you be willing to exchange Thai restaurants and unwavering wireless Internet for homegrown produce and birdsong? If so, a rural retirement may s...

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Exploring Penn's financial contribution to the city

The Daily Pennsylvanian

March 27, 2012 09:00

Penn and other major local nonprofits, which once made millions of dollars in voluntary payments to Philadelphia, pay nothing today. In a 1995 deal th...

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California cities most densely populated in U.S.

San Francisco Chronicle

March 27, 2012 09:00

California is home to the rugged Sierra Nevada, bucolic vineyards, wave-stroked beaches - and the most densely urbanized areas in the nation. That's t...

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New research on adaptation to climate change in the US and Australia

Carbon Based

March 26, 2012 09:00

Coastal regions should take steps now to prepare for storm surges, fires, sea level rise, and other disruptions associated with global climate change ...

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Vulnerable Coastlines and Climate Change

APA Conference Blog

March 23, 2012 09:00

It was front-page news recently in The New York Times: “Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S.” The Times was reporting on new r...

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Depto Políticas Públicas apresenta seminário com Edesio Fernandes

Potiguar Noticias

March 20, 2012 09:00

O Departamento de Políticas Públicas do CCHLA-UFRN, realiza, na quarta, 28 de março, as 9h, no Auditório da Reitoria (UFRN...

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What Mumbai and Beijing Can Learn From New York

The Atlantic Cities

March 19, 2012 09:00

A planet of cities planning for growth is likely to be a messy business – a jostle of markets and government, informal settlement and infrastruc...

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Urban environmental strategies

Habitation for the Planet

March 16, 2012 09:00

Whilst debatably untouched sectors in the developing world, it is imperative that any reform proposals that respond to the unprecedented expansion of ...

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Urban development

Jornal Novo Tempo

March 16, 2012 09:00

Parana has begun an exemplary implementation of betterment levies. The article explains that the tool is little-used in most Brazilian municipali...

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Pay up: Penn and other wealthy nonprofits pay nothing to the city

Philadelphia City Paper

March 15, 2012 09:00

Once property-tax reassessments are completed this year, Philadelphians will end up paying out an estimated $90 million more altogether. Mayor Michael...

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