A new scientific report lays bare the stark impacts of land-system change and land degradation on planetary health, while also offering solutions to these problems. The report was published on the eve ...

A new online mapping tool from the city of Vancouver is making it easier for residents to understand how proposed land use changes — a part of the city’s ongoing work to update its 20-year growth plan ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville officials would be barred from adopting "missing middle" and other dense housing options for two more years under a bill advancing in the Kentucky legislature.

In the last scheduled days of their tumultuous 2025 session, Florida legislators passed Senate Bill 180 “to bolster hurricane relief and recovery and enhance response efforts in Florida,” according to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Warming temperatures at night combined with habitat ...

The Portland City Council unanimously voted Nov. 4 to approve the city’s ReCode effort, the first major rewrite of the city’s land-use code and zoning map in more than 50 years. ReCode creates a new, ...

Peking University, December 11, 2024: A team of researchers led by Professor Piao Shilong at the Institute of Carbon Neutrality of Peking University (PKU) has made significant advances in ...

The mayor’s Charter Revision Commission drafted a series of proposals to streamline and speed up the public review process for new development. If approved, they’ll go before voters in the November ...

Aspen City Council has approved changes to the town’s land use code to comply with a new state law aimed at increasing housing availability. The decision, made on Dec. 17, aligns Aspen’s growth ...

Researchers say the AI system can lead to better decision-making around a wide range of complex policy choices. Using global land use and carbon storage data from the past 175 years, researchers at ...