Planning December 2011
Planning December 2011
Sea Science
Marine spatial planning is changing the way we deal with oceans and coastlines. Mark J. Spalding and Hooper Brooks explain the concept in Planning Practice.
Turning Brownfields Into Parks
Green grass and greenbacks in unexpected spots: a Sustaining Places story by Peter Harnik and Ryan Donahue.
Great Places in America
APA applauds 30 notable places. Ruth Knack provides a wrap-up.
Signs of a New Regionalism?
The New York metro area revisits a traditional concept. Corry Buckwalter Berkooz reports.
Sidebar: Building Climate Resilience in New York City
Sidebar: Putting Livability First
Birdbrain Scheme or the Big Idea of the Century?
Paul Haeder asks whether 'green' goals are permanent or a passing fancy.
Megapolitan America
An excerpt from a new Planners Press book suggests a novel way to slice and dice our megacities and regions. By Arthur C. Nelson, FAICP, and Robert E. Lang.
2011: A Year of Extreme Weather
Meghan Stromberg and Kirstin Kuenzi review what happened in the nation's hardest hit areas.
News
Measuring livability, UN land swap.
Legal News
Scuba divers, Lake Erie access.
By the Numbers
Statistics in the news, compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: hard science.
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing assesses climate change studies.
Letters
Planners in the schools, solar in Seattle.
Planners Library
Still sprawling, looking at landscapes.
Media
New reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Viewpoint
First Wisconsin, then the rest of us.
Cover: Lobstering shack and traps, Maine. Photo ©iStockphoto.com, Diane Diederich.