Redlands, Calif., Oct. 12, 2015—The number of people living in the United States is expected to swell from 321 million today to just over 400 million by 2055, according to the US Census Bureau. Millions of additional acres will be needed for homes, schools,…
Indra Leads the European Decamanus Project to Provide Cities with Geospatial Intelligence
Indra is leading the European Decumanus R&D project, aimed at developing new geospatial intelligence to support urban development and improve quality…
GeoPlanner for ArcGIS Enables Resilient Design
Esri recently released a web app called GeoPlanner for ArcGIS that brings the power of geodesign to land-based planning. GeoPlanner for ArcGIS is a JavaScript-based…
Land Use Impacts Aquatic Life in Illinois River Basin
The biology of small streams in the Illinois River Basin has been disturbed by a mix of factors, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report. Results from the study done on 18 sites on small streams in the Illinois River Basin in northwestern Arkansas…
UCLA Extension’s Land Use Law and Planning Conference Examines California’s Ever-Changing Landscape
California experienced in 2013 a number of precedent-setting court decisions for growth and development, as well as a partial reform of its vast environmental quality regulations. With a growing and more diverse population and continued economic expansion,…
Twelve Cities Apply for European Green Capital Award 2016
The deadline for submitting entries to become European Green Capital 2016 is now closed and the following 12 cities from 11 different countries have entered the competition: Dąbrowa Górnicza (Poland) Essen (Germany) Larissa (Greece) Ljubljana (Slovenia)…
After Sandy: A New ULI Report Looks at Mitigating Climate Change Through Land Use
The reality of climate change will forever change community building, with planning and development decisions increasingly based on strengthening community resilience through what is built, and where and how it is built, according to a new report released…
University of Toronto's City Centre Detail a 60-year Evolution of the City
Toronto’s land-use maps are important planning tools but they lack detail and are often out-of-date. Municipal planning diagrams don’t provide much detail, and the province doesn’t make its land-use data available to researchers. Zoning and approved…
