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Winter 2008

THE NEW PLANNER

Features

Back to the Future:
Streetcars in the 21st Century
Libby Kaiser
EDAW

A Greener Birmingham
James Stevens
ConsultEcon, Inc.

Buy APA's latest report on planning for parks.

The Road to Recovery:
Sustainable Transportation
Michael Kodransky
New York University

Brownfield Redevelopment:
The Indianapolis Perspective
Emily Rosendall
Ball State University

Learn about APA's efforts to help community groups in low-income communities imagine the possibilities of brownfields sites.

Measuring Urban Green:
High-Resolution Mapping of Chicago's Tree Canopy and Financial
Valuation of Corresponding Environmental Services
Christopher Kowal

University of Illinois at Chicago

A Paradigm Shift in Planning:
Dealing with Climate Change and the Ever-Increasing Human Footprint
Billy Riggs, AICP
Arup

Find out the latest on planning and climate change at APA's 100th National Planning Conference in Las Vegas this spring.

Opinion

AICP Continuing Education, Part 1: Why Take the AICP Exam?
Q and A with Lindsay Boyer, AICP and Megan Cummings, AICP

Book Reviews

America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire
By Mark L. Gillem
Gavin Browning, reviewer
Columbia University

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder
By Richard Louv
Sarah Peck, reviewer
University of Pennsylvania

Departments

Campus Spotlights

Cal Poly Pomona
Jeremiah Petsas

University of Southern California
Courtney Schoenwald

University of Kansas
Justin A. Montgomery

On the Job: Tips from Working Planners
Janet Attarian
Chicago Department of Transportation