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Scientists warn that meeting energy needs while preventing global warming will require a research effort of a magnitude on par with the project to put man on the moon.

November 5, 2002 - The New York Times

The Town Paper profiles Laurie Volk, an expert in determining the market position for new urbanist communities.

September 1, 2002 - The Town Paper

This paper identifies four types of Hispanic growth pattern in the 100 largest metro areas.

August 1, 2002 - The Brookings Institution

Growth is necessary in nature. They key is pursuing the right kind of growth.

July 26, 2002 - Grist Magazine

Does the existence of the "European City" depend on allowing it to be "Americanized?"

July 16, 2002 - Topos

This paper proposes new reforms and strategies to help TOD projects overcome barriers and reach their full promise.

June 18, 2002 - The Brookings Institution

Physicist David Criswell, director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston, has proposed a system for collecting solar power on the moon and beaming it to Earth.

May 3, 2002 - National Geographic

In this second article of his "Diary of a planner" the Italian planner Bernardo Secchi talks about "Welfare"and reformist urban policies.

April 9, 2002 - European Journal Of Planning

Kmart's recent announcement will make communities cope with more vacant storefronts, and should prompt planners to rethink big box retail.

March 18, 2002 - Samuel R. Staley, Ph.D.

A report by three industry associations finds that wind power is the "fastest-growing energy source" in the world.

March 7, 2002 - Wired

The events of September 11th have served as a vehicle to attack skyscrapers, urbanism and development in general. Yet, does 9/11 really change anything about planning?

February 11, 2002 - Christian Schock, AICP

In a streaming audio segment, James Howard Kunstler compares major world cities.

February 1, 2002 - WNYC

What were the ten most popular planning issues and articles from 2001? Planetizen editors select the very best.

January 30, 2002 - Planetizen

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will conduct surveys to identify the best wind and solar energy sites in developing countries.

December 26, 2001 - BBC News

Reviews of four books on architecture and historic preservation including "Why Architecture Matters: Lessons From Chicago" and "Preserving the World's Great Cities: The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis."

November 27, 2001 - The Washington Post

The technology for renewable energy sources is ready for deployment but companies haven't figured out how to create a business based on the engineering advances.

November 12, 2001 - Wired

Reviews of "Why Architecture Matters" by Blair Kamin and "Preserving the World's Great Cities," by Anthony Tung.

October 18, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

In the past, Europe was the model for the urban future. Today, European cities need to look to America for new models.

September 5, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

The Atlantic Monthly reviews Michael T. Klare's "Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict." Our future is the future of natural resources.

July 22, 2001 - The Atlantic Monthly

A report by the Population Reference Bureau concludes that growth in industrialized nations has essentially stopped, and has shifted to the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

May 31, 2001 - Associated Press