In 1997, the Journal of the American Planning Association published a pair of point–
counterpoint articles now listed by the American Planning Association as “classics” in the …

People spend most of their time inside buildings, and buildings are responsible for
approximately one third of total direct and indirect energy-related worldwide carbon …

Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the" greening" of cities. But too often,
he notes, urban greening efforts focus on everything except nature, emphasizing such …

Updated with a new Introduction by the authors and a foreword by Richard Florida, this book
is a comprehensive guide book for urban designers, planners, architects, developers …

Concerns over rising fuel prices and greenhouse-gas emissions have prompted research
into the influences of built environments on travel, notably vehicle miles traveled (VMT). On …

This chapter outlines some of the methodological foundations and major lines of
investigation within research on globalizing cities, while also alluding to several emergent …

We examine characteristics associated with higher levels of neighborhood satisfaction
among residents of traditional versus suburban neighborhoods, using an ordered logit …

Recent consumer surveys and demographic analyses have indicated a growing market for
pedestrian-and transit-designed development. Theoretically, this market shift should be …

The phrase¿ you canÂt get there from hereÀ has a new application. For climate stabilization,
a commonly accepted target would require the United States to cut its carbon dioxide (CO2) …

California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 set ambitious goals for reductions in CO2
emissions, which the state must now figure out how to achieve. One of the most controversial …