New Book Unsprawl Explores the Expense of Surburbanization
Unwinding the unsustainable ways in which we’ve built our communities over the last half-century is the most pressing challenge..
Planning
City Planners Need to Adapt to a New Model
To read a set of plans leads one to the inescapable conclusion that the practice of city planning has escaped reality. Its highly..
Melbourne Looks to Developers to Fund Conservation to Offset City Sprawl
Developers will pay almost $1 billion over the next four decades under a plan the state government says will create at least 38 new..
Creative Urban Planning Needed to Evolve During Economic Hardship
This week, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan called for a new creativity in urban planning, during a talk at MIT...
Seattle Adopts Climate Action Plan
The City of Seattle has recently updated their Climate Action Plan, with the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. With the ambitious..
The European Union Puts Natural Processes at the Heart of Its Spatial Planning
The European Commission adopted today a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure, and for ensuring that the enhancement..
Calling for a New Deal for Urban Australia
A new plan to improve infrastructure funding and strategic planning in Australian cities has been released today by the Urban Coalition, a..
Dassault Systèmes Acquires Archividéo
Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, a world leader in 3D design, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)..
Citizen Urban Planners to Help Shape Our Growing Cities
Since its inception in 2007 the annual international phenomenon ‘Jane’s Walk’ has created an opportunity for people to..
Australian Cities Plan with Wildlife in Mind Thanks to a New Tool
Australian citizens can become more involved in planning their cities with wildlife in mind thanks to a new tool developed by researchers..
