Topic: Urban Planning

Green Big Brother? Why the backlash against environmentalism has grown.

What is behind the opposition to environmental initiatives and the push toward greener living?

Sweatshops, tacos, and Wal-Mart: Is there anything to criticize?

Anti-sweatshop and anti-Wal-Mart movements are usually based on arguments that are just plain wrong

Gas prices and five other liabilities for Obama in 2012

“Yes We Can” was so 2008. Now President Obama is the incumbent, with a record to defend. More than whom the Republicans nominate to run against him in 2012, how voters perceive Mr. Obama’s accomplishments and liabilities – two highly subjective categories, at times overlapping – will determine whether he gets four more years. Here are his top six liabilities, including still-high gas prices:

Poor, minorities push back against booming Turkey's urban renewal

The economic boom in Turkey that is driving urban renewal is also forcing many minorities and the poor from their homes. Now, some are fighting back with lawsuits.

American Innovation: 13 Born-in-the-USA inventions

There is a long history of innovation in America's relatively short existence; from lone inventors experimenting in garages to collaborating and competing with international scientists. Many of the following 13 inventions have become fixtures in daily life.

NYC waterfront property: Will new development consider climate change?

If ocean levels continue to rise, as climate change modelers predict, land that is now oceanfront will soon be ocean floor.

Tea Party Top 10 biggest winners and losers

The emergence of the tea party movement is arguably the most dynamic element of the 2010 midterm elections. Many 'tea party' candidates won the backing of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin – but also earned the disdain of the Republican establishment. In the end, which candidates with tea party support won, who lost, and what's next?

Israel's neglected Arab villages get some overdue urban planning

The Arab city of Sakhnin, Israel, recently hosted Israel’s first conference on Arab urban planning. Investing in Arab villages will help reverse what Israel’s minister of minority affairs sees as years of discrimination.

Utah uses eminent domain to seize land of ... Uncle Sam

A new eminent domain law in Utah authorizes seizure of some of the federal government's vast land holdings. It's designed to pick a fight with Uncle Sam.

Iran gives US citizen Kian Tajbakhsh 12 years for political activity

American citizen Kian Tajbakhsh sentenced to at least 12 years by Iran for activity related to post-election protests. He plans to appeal, and his friends call charges baseless.

Sen. Richard Shelby calls for 'immediate' investigation of ACORN

New York's Coney Island in fight over renewal

Sotomayor's views on property rights cause concern

She was part of an appeals-court panel in 2006 that favored a private developer with the authority to seize land by eminent domain.

After the mall: retrofitting suburbia

As it once sucked the life out of Main Street, the suburban mall is being reconsidered – or torn down – as towns move back to the concept of a multiuse town center.

First-time homebuyers jolt market into life

Low home prices and an array of incentives have sparked a surge of new buyers.

Palestinian militants' advantage in Gaza?

The key there is a system of trap-doors and tunnels.

Nostalgic for Paris

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New test for developers in Maine: climate change

Huge development around Moosehead Lake would create 500,000 tons of CO2 over 50 years, environmentalists say.

New test for developers in Maine: climate change

Huge development around Moosehead Lake would create 500,000 tons of CO2 over 50 years, environmentalists say.