Although forecasting the timing of peak oil has been less predictable than the phenomenon itself, allowing business as usual in the energy sector may undermine any capacity for a rational and successful transition to a low/no carbon, renewable-energy-based economy. If so, the sectoral market dysfunction (the scarcity-investment-production dynamic to wring out the last drop of
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One need not look far to find a passionate argument that the compact city is the green city. Having more people in a smaller area results in less energy use for transportation purposes, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and greater efficiencies in the use of various resources. Cramming more people into a smaller space makes our
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(BBC) Estimated to start in early August, New York City will unveil its first public bike scheme, Citi Bike, medalled as the largest in North America. The initial rollout will consist of 7,000 bicycles and 420 stations, peppered throughout the lower half of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn and Queens; the program will be expanded in the
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Cross-post, APA CA Chapter-Northern (Northern News, August 2012) Living Future’s Living Cities – Explorations of a Positive End Game, Scott T. Edmondson, AICP, Katja Irvin, AICP, co-directors, Sustainability Committee The International Living Future Institute (ILFI: http://bit.ly/MRlhDm) recently won the Buckminster Fuller Challenge 2012 (http://bit.ly/MC32TN) for its innovative framework known as the Living Building Challenge (LBC) 2.0 (http://bit.ly/OSyfjE)—“a
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Beyond Boom-Bust-Boom. The 2010 census shows how remarkably San Jose changed in 10 years. Michael Bills. PAGE 1 What’s inside: complete contents, PAGE 2 Director’s note, Hanson Hom, AICP. P. 3 Intelligent gigabyte cities — the wave of the future. Michele Rodriguez, AICP, looks at our outmoded energy system and grid and what smart grid can offer in vastly improved capacity, computing capability, and comprehensive
Green update for supportive housing in Berkeley, HUD USER. PAGE 1 What’s inside: complete contents, PAGE 2 Director’s note, Hanson Hom. Upcoming election for two board positions. Nominations for FAICP. PAGE 3 Norcal roundup, Erik Balsley. PAGE 5 Plan-it Sustainably: Biophilic cities. Scott Edmondson. PAGE 9 Measuring Healthy Development, Poonam Narkar. PAGE 13 Available in PDF or a virtual
The Urban Planning Tour of Brazil, organized by the Northern California Section of the American Planning Association (International Committee) kicks off this weekend in Sao Paulo for a 2 and 1/2 week visit through the country, including stops in Rio, Brasilia, and Curitiba. Meetings will include visits with Academics in Brasilia to discuss the history
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Seventeen urban planners traveled to Brazil in August 2012 on a sixteen-day tour which included meetings and workshops with local urban planners while experiencing the visual and cultural highlights of the country. The tour started in São Paulo, the largest city and the financial capital of South America. The group stopped for a few days to
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Grants fund San Francisco Planning to 1.5 million annually. PAGE 1 What’s inside: complete contents, PAGE 2 Wrap-up of recent planning-related court decisions. PAGE 8 Who’s where: Julie B. Eldridge, AICP; Delilah Leval; Lisa Bates; John David Beutler, AICP. PAGE 10 Available in PDF or a virtual online magazine. To read as a PDF, click
The Northern Section Board elected two planners to positions at its July meeting. Please join the Board in welcoming Florentina Craciun as the Section’s new Membership Director and Erik Balsley, AICP as Communications Director. Florentina is an Environmental Planner in the Oakland office of URS Corporation. She will replace Rodrigo Orduña as Membership Director and work on improving
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