Social / Demographics
L.A. Has A Choice Of Two Destinies
L.A.'s majority population is Latino. Now there are choices. Miami and San Antonio made different ones. What about L.A.?
The Politics Of Census Sampling
"Talk of the Nation" audio interview with experts examines the nation's new demographics and the politcs of census sampling.
No Neighborhood Trust In Los Angeles
If you want a neighbor you can count on, move to Montana. Angelenos are the least trusting in the nation.
Report: 3 Billion More People By 2050
The world population is projected to grow by 3 billion in the next fifty years.
Europe As A Model For Senior Neighborhoods
American cities that want to keep their aging residents in the urban core will have to adopt European models for housing.
Getting Uppity In Suburbia
Why do U.S. suburbs have aristrocratic British names? The answer lies in the secrets of "real estate branding."
Urban Cool Eclipsed By Country Living
According to New York fashion, clothing styles now favor country living over gritty urban reality.
Concrete Slab City
Deep in the Southern California desert, a temporary town blooms every winter.
Census Director Says Accuracy Improved
Census Bureau's acting director says the 2000 census did a better job at counting minorities.
Sustainable Design For Schools
PPRC's guide for designingsustainable schools includes three successful case studies.
Who Solves The Nation's Social Problems?
According to a national survey, most Americans think not-for-profit organizations and faith-based groups do more to solve social problems than the federal government.
Regulating Where You Sleep
Virginia passes legislation that limits sleeping to bedrooms. Opponents say the law would unfairly target immigrants.
Soul Searching
Every city has a soul. Here's how to discover the unique spirit of your city.
California's Diversity Is It's Strength
Diverse Californians hold similar views of California's changing social landscape.
Interview With Census Director Prewitt
The census is the largest applied social science project in history. What do the results imply for the US?
Census: Moving South And West
"It's as if the country has been picked up by the corner where Maine is and shaken, with people falling to the South and West."
Movers And Shakers
Joel Kotkin looks at "how immigrants are reviving neighborhoods given up for dead."
The First Measured Century
PBS presents a unique look at U.S. history "by the numbers" -- studying statistics to determine social change and broad trends of the last century.
A Sheltered Downtown?
Pontiac is "trying hard to reinvent itself" by turning its downtown into a "regional entertainment district"...so it is squeezing out a 60-year old shelter for at-risk women and children.
South America's Expanding Exodus
The "largest exodus from South America in a decade" is transforming the region and will impact the U.S. as well.
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.
Caltrans
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
City of Cambridge, Maryland
