Urban Studies

Beijing begins massive shutdown for the Olympics (Boston Globe)

20 Jul 2008

BEIJING - Beijing's Olympic shutdown begins today, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital's gray shroud of pollution just three weeks ahead of the games.

Cal Poly's eco-gardening class proves popular (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)

20 Jul 2008

POMONA - Muriel Katz is not a gardener. But the Los Angeles woman made the trek out to Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday to take part in the university's Sustainable Workshop series that specialized in design and maintenance for ecological urban gardening

Beijing cuts cars by half as Olympics near (CNN.com)

20 Jul 2008

BEIJING, China (AP) -- Beijing started its drastic traffic control plan Sunday in a last-minute push to clear the capital's pollution-choked skies in time for the August Olympics.