In any given place, zoning laws decide what we can build and where. There are estimated to be some 30,000 local governments in the U.S. that employ zoning laws, and they can be complex. “Sometimes 150 ...

How would you go about identifying usable land that suits your building tastes? [Scott Sexton] was specifically looking for land that’s not too steep to build on, and realized that existing resources ...

Argonne National Laboratory has developed a dynamic geospatial mapping tool as a free, open resource to identify suitable locations for solar, wind, and other clean energy infrastructure projects.

I recently attended a seminar for university teachers. Its mission was to help teachers use online geographic tools in creative ways. And I was really surprised – there are so many interesting ...

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2017. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function. Q. I need to map our ...

How green is your neighborhood? It might be worth noticing. In cities, tree cover is one of the most visible indicators of neighborhood income, and vegetation density is directly tied to health ...

Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants found in intertidal areas throughout much of the world’s tropical and subtropical coastlines. Mangrove ecosystems are highly variable, ranging from sparse, stunted ...