Social / Demographics
California Prison Plan Criticized
A plan for a new $335 million prison in Delano, CA, is raising questions whether the country is building too many prisons.
Demographics At Warp Speed
Technology and global markets are about to reshape America's metropolitan landscapes.
Racial Issues In Urban Planning
Racial tension is no more likely in multi ethnic neighborhoods, but Californians prefer to live in areas where their own ethnicity is the majority.
The Market Power of Cities?
Before the mid-20th century no one would have thought to ask such a question. The market power of cities was manifest.
Demand for Density?
Many social observers believe that the city is becoming obsolete, and that information technology has deprived urban density of its reason for existence.
The New Urban Demographics
The familiar distinctions between central cities and suburbs are being complicated by new demographic trends which will have important effects on urban America.
The Three Laws of Growth
Demographic data support the three Laws of Growth, which are helpful in understanding the character of rapid suburbanization and successful policy responses.
Placer County
City of Morganton
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Dongguan Binhaiwan Bay Area Management Committee
City of Waukesha, WI
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Indiana Borough
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