Research Guides: Urban and Environmental Policy: News

Planetizen

Planning and design news from Urban Insight.

Urban and Enviornmental News

Breaking stories on urban planning and the environment from Google News.

Find News in Databases

News is useful for staying on top of the latest trends and researching past events and policies. Search these databases and news journals to choose a research topic, find factual information, and to find supportive evidence for arguments and debates.

BBC Worldwide Monitoring: International Reports This link opens in a new window
The monitoring service of the BBC systematically listens to broadcasts from 120 countries, 24/7, and deals with over 50 languages. It monitors over 2000 radio, TV, press, Internet and news agency sources for news, information and commentary. It does not cover the United States, Canada or the U.K. Included in Nexis UNI.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Full-text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. From ProQuest.

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Need Inspiration?

Check out TED Talks on Cities and the Environment.

Check out the UEPI Blog

News and insight from the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College.