Central and South America
Central and South America
The Border Boomtown Trend
Increased vigilance forces migrants to cross to US from remote areas, creating new boomtowns.
Suburban Sprawl Takes Hold In Brazil's Mega-cities
Population densities are decreasing in the razilian mega-cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo as lower-income residents move away from the city centers. The growth aggravates the cities' problems.
One of the World's Most Livable Cities Focuses on People, Not Cars
Between its excellent public transit, its dignified approach to providing for the poor and its emphasis on planning for people, not cars, Curitiba Brazil is one of the world's most livable cities, writes Bill McKibben.
Amazon Rainforest Destruction Twice That Of Previous Estimates
Analysis of new satellite imagery shows that the Amazon rainforest is disappearing at double the rate of previous estimates.
Satellite Images Reveal Amazon Forest Shrinking Faster
New methods detect twice as much logging as previously estimated.
Urban Revival In Panama
Master plan for Panama’s second colonial-era capital city center calls for “a sustainable, irreversible recovery” of the entire neighborhood.
Brazil's Tree Police
Latin America's biggest environmental police training camp opens in Brazil.
Where 60-Mile-Long Traffic Jams Are Common
What has democracy achieved for this mega-metropolis?
NPR Profiles Major Latin American Cities
National Public Radio profiles six major cities in Latin America.
Brazilians Live In Fear And Squalor
Brazilians live in fear and squalor while politicans debate what to do about the thousands living in squatter settlements.
Venezuelans Divided Over Who Owns The Land
Venezuela's supreme court ruled last month that one major government-sponsored land invasion was illegal.
Urban Tours By Rental Car: Sao Paulo
Wendell Cox tours Sao Paulo by rental car, offering a unique perspective on the city most 'reviled by the urban planning community'.
Anti-Poverty Program Promotes Recycling for Food
As part of an anti-poverty program in Caracas, food is given to residents in exchange for scrap metal, glass and other recyclable garbage.
Housing and Land Battles Loom in Brazil
As the backlog of housing in Brazil continues to increase, ranchers and the poor in search of housing outside of urban areas clash.
Designing Transportation For People, Not Cars
Bogotá has become a success story that cities around the world are aiming to copy.
A City Is Successful When Its People Are Happy
Enrique Penalosa, the Mayor of Bogota, discusses how transportation has changed the nature of this Colombian city.
Life Away From The Power Grid
Rural areas of the Dominican Republic are not connected to the nation's power grid but villagers benefit from solar energy powered by the Carribean sun.
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.
City of Albany
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
