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Plan(ning) & Implementation Visualization Tools

Jul 2 2011

A recent post on the APA SCP Interest Group Linked In site asking for recommendations for other planning visualization tools “that will allow a dense, complex plan to be easily communicated to its citizens in a highly interactive and visually engaging way, showing goals, strategies, implementation steps and performance indicators along with actions the reader can take to help support the plan.”

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Is Global Civilization Failing and is there Hope? Yes to Both!

Jul 1 2011

Sustainability 2030 Clips cross post: Is Global Civilization Failing and is there Hope? Yes to Both!

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SF Tops Siemen’s US-Canada 2011 Green City Index

Jul 1 2011

Sustainability 2030 Clips cross post: SF Tops Siemen’s US-Canada 2011 Green City Index

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Integrating City Sustainability

Jun 30 2011

The Sustainable Cities Institute (Home Depot) offers a range of resources to support a community’s progress towards sustainability.

One interesting current case is Ann Arbor’s Journey because their situation is likely similar to many cities who have many disparate sustainability initiatives on the ground, but they are uncoordinated or only loosely so.

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Urban Planning Tour of India

Aug 6 2009

A group of eighteen urban planners traveled to India in October 2009 on a twenty-day tour, combining meetings and discussions with local planners and architects in concert with a sampling of the cultural highlights of the country. The tour began in Delhi and ended in Mumbai, including stops in Chandigargh, Jaipur, Udaipur, and Ahmedabad. Meetings

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Urban Planning Tour of China

Aug 6 2007

In May and June of 2007, two groups of nineteen urban planners completed a comprehensive urban planning tour of China. Lasting seventeen (17) days, the tour began in Hong Kong and included stops in the cities of Macau, Guilin / Yangshuo, Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, and Xi’an, before ending in Beijing. Attendees met with local urban

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Urban Planning Tour of Cuba

Aug 6 2003

In October 2003, ten urban planners attended the first international tour sponsored by the Northern Section. To comply with the Treasury Department’s people-to-people educational exchange rules for travels to Cuba, our group had personal encounters with Cuban planners, architects, artists, and other locals.

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May 2002

Nov 6 2002

Feature Article: Why Ethics Are Important for Planners, Part II by Carol Barrett, FAICP This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP northern-news-May-2002

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March/April 2002

Mar 6 2002

Feature Article: Why Ethics Are Important for Planners by Carol Barrett, FAICP This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP

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February 2002

Feb 6 2002

Feature Article: Cities Must Change To Survive by Joel Kotkin This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP northern-news-February-2002

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