So many of the vast open spaces across the American West are made up of an array of small, private, vacant parcels. The breaking up of...

This study investigates the role of ethics in urban planning in the context of Smart Cities and challenges such as spatial inequality, conflicting stakeholder interests, and technological dependence. This paper highlights the need for a balanced approach to planning that integrates ethical principles with practical considerations.

Planning2050 is a volunteer-led movement driven by planners, civic leaders, and institutions who believe that better planning starts with...

In a world full of engineers, architects, and cartographers, why do we need planners?  To answer this, we must first understand who...

After some moderate turbulence, my flight landed in Pittsburgh, returning from the American Planning Association’s 2025 National Planning...

Regenerative urbanism is, at present, an emerging, unorchestrated response to our sustainability planning predicament. That predicament is,

I recently had the pleasure of visiting London and spending time with three fine planners in the Greater London area: Richard Summers, forme

The aritlce was orginally published in the APA International Division's InterPlan. If you had pointed out Seubersdorf to me on a map...

When I became a planner, I didn’t know what planning was. It was walking through the favelas of my city, waiting for the crowded bus to...

This article was originally published in the 2022 InterPlan Ukraine Special Issue. It was a "thought piece" when the Ukraine Rebuilding...

The real estate industry is a crucial part of the economy due to its significant capital holdings and its close relationships with other...

I arrived in Bogota, a city of eight million in which I knew hardly anyone, and moved into my apartment in Plura, one of the City’s premier

Definitions of character are few and elusive, or when tackled are either complex or missing vital elements.

A reflection on Planned Cities. The winner of the Best Newsletter Article of the Year by the APA Divisions Council.

Brazil’s urban struggles highlight inequality and modernization's clash. Protests in 2013 emphasized space’s role in equity-focused policy.

Through his writings, Jean Gottmann succeeds in developing a concise framework that explains and conceptualizes overgrown metropolitan areas