03/09/2021, Filed Under: Lead StoryBook Review 2: Planet of Slums Martin K. Thomen In his recent book, Planet of Slums, Mike Davis takes the reader into a place where no human should ever have to venture, but one that is home to many: the slums of the world. Unfortunately, slum life is the daily reality for millions around the world,… read more
03/09/2021, Filed Under: Lead StoryBook Review 1: Zoned Out Chang Yi Urban sprawl is a ubiquitous form of our built environment in metropolitan America, which planners as well as the public have recognized as being a product of household choices vis-à-vis land use and transportation. Local zoning regimes have been perceived as the guardians of such “market outcomes,” translating… read more
03/09/2021, Filed Under: Lead StoryPerspective 2: Planning for Pollution: How Planner’s Could Play a Role in Reforming the EPA’s New Source Review Program Olivia Starr The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Review (NSR) program is ripe for change. Since the late 1970s, when the United States began regulating air quality, NSR has been one of the EPA’s key tools to enforce emission standards. It requires new or significantly upgraded stationary sources, a… read more
