New commercial and residential developments on the waterfront thanks to more clean water, but that same development poses new environmental risks. The New York Times, July 20, 2008

An historical approach to contemporary “retail environments”. Article excerpted from, Public Markets by Helen Tangires, a Norton/ Library of Congress Visual Sourcebook, 2008. Architecture Week, July 9, 2008

The plan for 10 new towns has been beset by local opposition. But there has been little examination of the towns' green credentials. The Observer, July 13, 2008

The EndlessCity is an eye-opening study of six cities – New York, Shanghai, London, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Berlin. Chris Kanal interviews co-editor Ricky Burdett. Design Build Network, July 14, 2008

... but not for the reasons you think. According to Florida, “the creative economy is giving rise to a new spatial fix and a very different geography”. The Globe and Mail, July 11, 2008

The concept of sustainable development zones has been mooted to help booming cities handle their urban growth problems. The Hindu, July 12, 2008

In new and more dense, urban environments, for many buyers, common space becomes the new backyard. Chicago Tribune, July 11, 2008

New out-of-town supermarkets and vast shopping malls will be blocked in future if they are judged to pose a risk to the survival of local stores. The Telegraph, July 10, 2008

5,000-home project from MoD and royal estate. Prince's foundation asked to ensure community involvement from the outset for the project. The Guardian, July 9, 2008

A call for environmental sanity: development in the language of the natural world is destruction. It is obvious we need an environmental revolution. E/Environmental magazine, July 2008

Government study kicks up the supermart vs small store debate: what’s better for economic development, the society and the environment?Down to Earth, July 2008

The Campaign to Protect Rural England knows something about housing and planning: the government should listen. The Guardian, July 8, 2008

A plan to redevelop a neglected area into a mixed-use district of new (badly needed) housing, retail stores, offices, park space. Public opportunity or waste of public investment? Spotlight on the Region, July 1, 2008

More and more people are realizing it: it’s cheaper to pay a rent for a second home closer to work than filling and refilling the tank for long (and boring) trips to and from it.Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, July 06, 2008

League has chance to help pass a key bill that would encourage sustainable growth with a smarter guidance of future development. The Sacramento Bee, July 2, 2008