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[2010 National Planning Conference] Post-Katrina Demographics (with Rafe Rabalais) Mar 02, 2010

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Post-Katrina Demographics

Estimating the population of New Orleans was a tricky business in the months — and years — after Hurricane Katrina. With the 2010 Census coming up, planner Rafe Rabalais talks about what the official decennial count means for the city, shifts in local demographics since the August 2005 storm, and the tool his company developed to track the resettlement of New Orleans.

Tuesdays at APA: Beyond Burnham Feb 26, 2010

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Beyond Burnham
February 23, 2010

Since the publication of Burnham and Bennett's Plan of Chicago in 1909, powerful institutions such as the Chicago Plan Commission and Regional Transportation Authority, among others, have emerged to promote metropolitan goals in the Chicago region. In their new illustrated book on the topic, Joseph Schwieterman and Alan Mammoser show how the human face of planning appears in the interplay between public officials and citizen advocates.

Schwieterman and Mammoser shared how a century of visionary planning for metropolitan Chicago has shaped the region's identity and character. From Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett's famed 1909 Plan of Chicago to the push for superhighways and airports to battles over urban sprawl, they described the big personalities and the "big plans" they espoused.

Tuesdays at APA: Data Mining on Federal Websites Feb 01, 2010

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Data Mining on Federal Websites
January 26, 2010

Since the late 1990s, planners have grown to rely on the rapid exchange of information and enhanced data analysis tools enabled by sophisticated computing power. With this proliferation of information and technology, planners need practical strategies for making sense of electronic information.

John Shuler, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Rana Salzmann, from APA, discussed how to use the Web to find relevant planning information efficiently and commented on how the Internet's reach has changed the practice of planning through the expansion of digital government services.

Green Community: Energy (with Erica and Mark Heller) Jan 10, 2010

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Green Community Energy (Part II)

In this episode, listen to Green Community contributors Erica Heller, AICP, and Mark Heller, AICP.