Officials say legal challenges to the project have jeopardized Portland’s ability to meet a regulatory deadline and driven up ...

Kalispell Planning Commission members are worried about a lack of public involvement in drafting the city's new land use plan. During the commission's April 8 meeting, City Planner Donnie McBath ...

North Carolina’s cities and counties may soon face substantive changes in how they regulate local development, and local ...

New land master plans under development in Rutsiro and Burera districts are expected to significantly enhance disaster resilience in the mountainous areas by proactively incorporating mitigation ...

Nearly every initiative in Virginia Beach’s resort area has the thumbprint of Resort Advisory Commission members on it. The Virginian-Pilot examined the commission’s role, ...

The protection of the public safety is the first responsibility of local government and local officials have an obligation to ...

“Additionally, I wanted constituents to be aware of the amount of development that is coming, especially in the eastern end of the county and about land use planning,” Cobb-Hunter said.

GBA convener Sabina Martins said that it will enable land use planning at the panchayat level through ward development committees (WDCs) and it will ensure participatory planning by local bodies.

“Addressing deforestation requires a multifaceted approach, including stricter law enforcement, community engagement and sustainable land-use planning,” Agus said. (tjs) ...

Managed retreat can be traumatic and hard. But with good planning, the land left behind can serve new purposes, and make ...

Grattan Institute began with contributions to its endowment of $15 million from each of the federal and Victorian governments, $4 million from BHP Billiton, and $1 million from NAB. In order to ...