Asia-Pacific

China, Japan, other South East Asian countries, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands countries.

Sydney's New Suburbia

Welcome to Sydney's new suburbia: Get the biggest house on the smallest block for the lowest price.

August 27, 2003 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Recreating The Bilbao Effect In Taiwan

Can the Bilbao effect be recreated with the opening of the $170 million Guggenheim in Taiwan?

July 21, 2003 - BBC News

Tokyo's Secret Underground City

Seven riddles suggest that there is a secret city beneath Tokyo -- and a government plot to keep it secret.

March 18, 2003 - The Japan Times

Book Review: 'Before The Deluge'

Deirdre Chetham's book "Before The Deluge: The Vanishing World of the Yangtze's Three Gorges" is a "quiet epitaph" for the region to be submerged by China's massive Three Gorges project.

February 14, 2003 - The Washington Post

California Dreaming In Beijing

Chinese developers market American-style subdivisions with California themes.

February 3, 2003 - The New York Times

China's Infrastructure Spending Rivals Interstate Highway System

Chinese government spending is changing Chongqing, an inland city slated to receive $200 billion in investment over the next decade.

January 14, 2003 - The New York Times

The Disappearing Seas

The Aral Sea in Central Asia and Middle East's Dead Sea are dying due to pollution and over-extraction of water.

October 9, 2002 - BBC News

End Of Australia's Housing Bubble?

Is the housing bubble in Australia ready about to burst?

September 29, 2002 - The Age, Australia

Power From Hot Air

1km-high "solar chimney" proposed to supply electricity for 200,000 houses.

August 25, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

Tokyo's Best-kept Secret

Eco-tourism in the "concrete capital" of Japan is no joke.

August 23, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

Reach For The Sun: World's Tallest Structure Planned

An ambitious plan has been proposed to build the world tallest structure.

December 11, 2001 - NineMSN

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.