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Costa wrote 1 day ago: The BLDGBLOG has definitely opened my eyes to looking at architecture in a new way, and combining th … more →

Tags: Sci-Fi, William Gibson, The Future, Science, technology, Architecture, Buildings, neuromancer, Sprawl

New Urbanism: Planning healthier cities and retrofitting suburbia

newurbanhabitat wrote 1 day ago: Photo courtesy of Geek Philosopher (The second in a series highlighting U.S. Movements to cel … more →

Tags: Alternative Transportation, cultural movements, bicycles, health, New Urbanism, Suburbs, Walkable Cities, Livable Cities, quality of life

Urban Sprawl: Strip Malls Stripping America of Its Identity

autonomieproject wrote 3 days ago: O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties and… e … more →

Tags: Current Events, Environment, Bike Ways, Car culture, City Sprawl, Extinct animals, obama, Public Transportation, Strip malls

From Sprawl to Small2 comments

melissawest wrote 4 days ago: On a recent trip from Wisconsin to Salt Lake City, Utah, Enviro-Girl was aghast to find that from th … more →

Tags: issues, living green on a budget, government vs. individual property rights, shrinking cities

The sad story of the panther vs. development

Alan Gregory wrote 1 week ago: From Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE IN FLORIDA: POR … more →

Tags: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Florida panther

Guest commentary on FCCs

lmwip wrote 1 week ago: Don’t pave over forests for new cities that don’t work I’m sure this will lead to … more →

Tags: *Yawn*, Developers, development, opinion page, Politics, Snohomish County

Have your say on Gawler East

gehanews wrote 2 weeks ago: Do you think 'hmm sea of roofs' when you look at this? Wondering what to say to the Developm … more →

Tags: Environment, Landcare, South Australia, Gawler River, Urban Growth Boundary, development, Planning, Remnant Vegetation, Dead Man's Pass

Community Voice1 comment

blogallery wrote 3 weeks ago: Opportunity for community to have a say. On Monday night, the 22nd of June, a community meeting was … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, development, Paul Holloway, Planning, South Australia, ugb, Urban Growth Boundary, Delfin Lend Lease, dpa

Bulldozing Cities for Green Space1 comment

Sarah Dowdey wrote 3 weeks ago: After decades of growth and sprawl, the economic recession is forcing some cities to downsize and tu … more →

Tags: ScienceStuff, Michigan, bulldozing cities, Flint, shrink to survive, Green Space

Saanich beats 2010 target by a year, Cities work to sustainability, and the tax goes up...

leadthewaybc wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s an interesting article from the Times Colonist: The District of Saanich has exceeded it … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, Encouraging Eco-smart choices, 2010, 3.6 cents, 3.6 cents per litre, Bike Lanes, Canada Day, Dan Milburn, density

The land war starts up again

lmwip wrote 4 weeks ago: Snohomish, Lake Stevens renew efforts to claim land Did anybody tell either of these cities that the … more →

Tags: *Yawn*, development, Lake Stevens, Politics, Rant, Snohomish, Snohomish County, Stupid

One Great Video Coming Up

barnston wrote 1 month ago: Just a quick message to let you know about this video I found.  It was on the website TED Talks and … more →

Tags: 1, Planning

Urban Sprawl as the Problem, Not just a Symptom

barnston wrote 1 month ago: Whenever people talk about social problems and how to fix them, you will undoubtedly here someone as … more →

Tags: 1, Agriculture, Awareness, Food

Summer at the U: U and the mayor.2 comments

suinternal wrote 1 month ago: Everyone knows that feeling they get when they are told to get “involved in something” or “there are … more →

Tags: Advocacy, city circles, Cole Lehto, Lethbridge, lethbridge plan your city, plan your city, ULSU, Urban Development

What paints a better picture of urban sprawl than houses falling from the sky?2 comments

barnston wrote 1 month ago: While the protection of BC’s grasslands isn’t exactly the issue this blog is meant to ta … more →

Tags: 1, Awareness, Destruction

Government Encouraging Urban Sprawl?

barnston wrote 1 month ago: My Thought s About ” Single 10-lane bridge to replace Port Mann”, the cbcnews article.  … more →

Tags: 1, Government, transit, Destruction

Real Estate Prices: Fuelling Sprawl

barnston wrote 1 month ago: I’ve mentioned a couple of times that real estate prices are a direct driver of the urban spra … more →

Tags: 1, Real Estate

Smart-Growth: What We Need2 comments

barnston wrote 1 month ago: I have recently done some research into the concept of smart-growth, which is basically a fancy way … more →

Tags: 1, Government, Planning, density

Europe's frogs and snakes in danger: study

candywwgm wrote 1 month ago: One fifth of Europe’s reptiles and nearly a quarter of its amphibians are in danger because of … more →

Tags: wildlife, Ecosystems & Habitats, Pollution, tortoise, Europe, Amphibians, NATURAL HABITAT, vipers, wall lizards


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