New Orleans Devastation Overshadows Detroit's Erosion
by Nicole Hostettler, AICP
Detroit should utilize its unique physical and cultural landscape as an alternative method of redevelopment, the author contends. Read
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The Kyoto Protocol: Are America's Cities About to Miss Out?
by Robert Kelly
Nonparticipation by the United States in the Kyoto Protocol represents a missed opportunity for American cities, a British journalist contends. perspective. Read the Safe Growth Supertopic Feature |

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In Pursuit of Racial Integration
by Jerry Weitz, AICP
The editor highlights social equity as a common theme in the practice feature and case study. Read From the Editor |

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The Absence of Minority Concentration Assessments in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit:
An Empirical Data Case Study of Durham, North Carolina by Diane M. Standaert
The author asks whether the federal government can ensure racial equality among the beneficiaries of Low Income Housing Tax Credits without either considering racial composition of the neighborhoods in which it funds developments or monitoring the beneficiaries' racial characteristics. |

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Live/Work and Work/Live Spaces:
Potential Economic Development Applications
by Jennie Geisner
Eager to attract a "creative class" whose talent and innovation will stimulate economic growth, communities are actively exploring "live/work" and "work/live" spaces as affordable and favorable alternatives for artists and entrepreneurs. Read Planning Essentials |

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Planning: Universal Process by Melville C. Branch, FAICP
One of the planning profession's most distinguished and accomplished scholars shares his thoughts on the planning process in business, government, the military, and in general. Read the Special Essay From a Fellow |

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