The short burst of athletic competition is meant to give way to an Olympic legacy. Let's keep our fingers crossed. The Guardian, July 28, 2010

With more mouths to feed and increasing demands on land, will high rise city blocks be the source of tomorrow's supper? Green Futures, July 28, 2010

While the grow-your-own crusade gathers speed, are communities that claim 'unused' land at risk as the law struggles to keep pace? The Guardian, July 27, 2010

Similar to traditional green roofs, gardens make also easier to city residents to get fresh fruits and vegetables, improving private and public health. The Washington Post, July 27, 2010

Government after the budget reduction to assess plans against value-for-money, sustainability and localism criteria. Regeneration & Renewal, July 26, 2010

The Obama administration is trying to rein in suburban sprawl. But is it any match for 70 years of unsustainable auto-oriented development? American Prospect, July 2010

New Target at Wilson Yard hits the mark, without the usual vast parking lots and blank walls,but rest of city project disappoints.Chicago Tribune, July 20, 2010

The Government has halved the funding available for eco-town development, it has emerged. Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced the funding cut for 2010/11. Planning Portal , July 19, 2010

Spices have long been used safely by humans to kill bacteria and treat a variety of ailments, and now could help to reduce enormous greenhouse gas emissions from grazing animals. The Independent, July 19, 2010

As already happened on other poor and not so poor urban areas all over the country, in the neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Katrina advocates aim to grow a local food economy. The Times Picayune, July 18, 2010

For a city resident used to dense spaces and social interactions being in a suburb often seems like visiting a foreign country. Spotlight on the Region Vol. 9, No. 14, July 2010

Of course in the future more people will live in more dense walkable mixed-use urban environments, but actually they can happen to be also former auto-oriented suburbs. Fast Company, July 12, 2010

Two wind farms suggest a new business model for the search giant: the least expensive sources of renewable energy. Green Futures, July 12, 2010

Today's communes are a far cry from the free-loving, dope-smoking hippy havens of the Sixties. But can they really solve the problems of the modern world? The Independent, July 10, 2010

The issue of hen-keeping in this small Eastern Sierra town has become so contentious that the City Council washed its hands of it, placing it on the November ballot for voters to decide. The Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2010