Manhattan Neighborhood Releases 10-Year Sustainability Plan

Moscow Plans Smart, Sustainable Neighborhood

Researchers Evaluate Effectiveness of �Green� Infrastructure at Neighborhood Scale

Combining Architectural styles from the two neighborhoods it joins, the new World Trade Center 2 (WTC 2) design, by the New York City office of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), will meld low- and high-rise elements...

The Transbay Transit Center: Breaking New Ground in Urban Geotechnics
A building boom centered around the construction of the new Transbay Transit Center (TTC) is transforming the South of Market neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, newly dubbed the Transbay...

On the Grid: A Plot of Land, an Average Neighborhood, and the Systems That Make Our World Work By Scott Huler. New York City: Rodale Books, 2010.

Achievements and Challenges of China Construction
China is at the starting point of an accelerative urbanization process. A great number of infrastructural projects and residential areas are under construction. This paper provides an...

A Grand Plan
The nation's capital was conceived as a glorious symbol of the American democracy and it became precisely that. But it has also developed into a vibrant urban center that...

Wetlands at Work
As urbanization spread to the southern portion of Staten Island�the home of New York City's last large stand of freshwater wetlands�the New York City Department of Environmental...

Center of Attention
The designers of the new Washington Convention Center created an immense building that complements rather than overpowers the surrounding neighborhood. By placing the main exhibit hall...

Book Review: Residential Land Development Practices: A Textbook on Developing Land into Finished Lots by David E. Johnson. Reston, Virginia: ASCE Press, 2002

Residential Land Development Practices
A Textbook on Development Land Into Finished Lots
This manual is the first of its type to instruct the reader on residential land development practices. This step-by-step description of the land development process is based on the professional...

Beyond Convention
As engineers approach the design of new and expanded convention centers around the country, they must consider not only the changing needs of convention-goers, but also the surrounding...

Dealing with Debris
A comprehensive debris-management plan for the city of Houston will facilitate and coordinate the management of debris removal and disposal following a disaster to mitigate any threat...

Analysis of Nitrification Processes in Constructed Wetlands for Residential Wastewater Treatment

The Storm over Sturm: A Case Study in Multijurisdictional Stormwater Management, Lake County, Illinois

A Study on Time-Space Occupancy Exposure Volume Index for the Residential Streets Interacted by Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic Streams

Inclined Elevators of Nishinomiya Najio New Town

Property Rights Issues Raised by Recreational and Residential Uses Near Water Resource Projects

Neighborhood Traffic Management in Tucson, Arizona

 

 

 

 

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