URBAN PLANNING

See what the job description and work environment for urban planners. How you can find quality urban planner jobs in Ohio and also how to find the best urban planning degree programs in Ohio. This article gives you everything you need to know!

This article is a critique of urban planning in areas traditionally characterized as suburban (largely single-family developments). Many Orange County cities are undergoing urban development with live/work lofts that are inconsistent with the character of the cities.

Planning communities is an integrative process which involves countless stakeholders. The 11 Introduction Rule can be applied to any profession, but in urban planning it encourages planners to know the communities and people we are planning for.

This article details the ideas associated with population growth and it's effects on towns and urban areas. IT describes the method of smart growth in order to concentrate cities and protect land. It discusses the benefits of smart growth.

How do zoning rules impact the way a city grows, changes, and serves its citizens? A new book examines the history of planning and shows ways that innovation and zoning can go hand in hand.

Allegheny Center narrowly avoided complete failure. Maybe we can learn from the mistakes that were made there.

A short paper that explains the rational analysis model of planning and public policy and matches it to a real-life issue.

Currently, OTR is in the midst of a renaissance, boasting sheik condominiums and up-scale shopping options. But is this turn-around warranted or just another example of high-class gentrification?

This is about the Asia's most popular Architect-Urban Planner, Arch. Felino Palafox, Jr. and his famous Architectural firm, Palafox & Associates

Some city planners in Canada are praising the name of traffic calming, hailing it as the wave of the future in traffic control.

Are you interested in learning more about Southeast Asia? Here is an overview of 10 major cities in countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore

This piece explores the contribution of Jews to the Medieval economy.

If you are looking for a school that offers advanced degrees in Urban Policy here is a short list of the top five programs in the country as ranked by the U.S. News.

A career in planning is an excellent choice for those who like to work with others.

MPOs plan for and build transportation infrastructure in all 385 urban areas. These little-known agencies are nonetheless very important.

People plan summer picnics for large groups all the time. It's possible to convert some of your experience and use it for extending joy, food and fellowship to those without by planning a picnic for the homeless.

Urban sprawl is creating an environmental crisis in our country. Problems such as loss of farmland, a decline in water quality, and the formation of the heat island effect can all be linked to urban sprawl.

One of the biggest problems of rapidly developing urban areas is the subsequent growth of urban slums. This paper takes a look at the history of the urban slum problem in Metro Manila and evaluates some of the various steps carried out to address this problem.

Major and small cities across the world are planting trees and other greenery to help beautify and cleanse their urban communities. And their efforts are paying off!