Urban and Regional Planning
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban and Regional Planning Links
- American Planning Association Site has resources about planning and for professional planners.
- New Urban News Bi-monthly newsletter covering "smart growth," livable communities, and traditional neighborhood development.
- Planners Network a voice for progressive professionals and activists concerned with urban planning and social justice.
- Urban Planning Jobs A complete collection of urban planning employment resources, well organized & updated regularly. Winner of the Argus Clearinghouse Seal of Approval.
- MunicipalTrends.com Growth management and land-use information for planners.
- Shillam + Smith, architects and urban planners (U.K.) Site has information about the practice's projects, as well as news, discussion and feedback on architecure and urban design issues.
- Cyburbia The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center contains a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to the built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas.
- Victory City Solutions for such problems as urban sprawl, city pollution, local economics, transportation, and crime.
- Transit Oriented Development - King County, Washington Promoting high density mixed use development around major transit facilities to increase transit ridership and reduce traffic congestion. The site includes projects, incentives, events, and related info.
- Paradise Design An award-winning, international design firm specializing in the design of New Urbanism projects of all sizes.
- Prostor: Architecture and Urban Planning Scientific Journal Publishes scientific papers from all branches of architecture and urban planning as well as texts from related fields. Issued by Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Site in Croatian and English.
- Global Urban Indicators Database Provides information on urban conditions and trends from 237 cities in 110 countries.
- City Planning and Urban Design Journals and Magazines Comprehensive directory of journals and magazines.
- Community Initiatives An alliance of professionals dedicated to creating healthy and sustainable communities wherever people live, work, play and lead. Serves corporations, organizations, and community collaborations in producing transformative outcomes.
- Stadt-Mobilitaet-Psyche, A geographer's homepage Information about the mobility habits of urban people including urban planning, transportation planning and psycho-social habits, based on several studies published in Europe, Germany. Site language is Deutsch, with some material in English.
- Back to the Drawing Board: Soviet Urban Planning, 1917-1935 A paper examining the history and theory of early Soviet urban planning.
- Toward Sustainable Communities - International Symposium, Quebec City, november 3-6 1999. 21st Century Urban Issues and Sustainable Cities International Symposium. Renowned speakers from all over North America and Europe conveneupon topics of urban and regional planning, environmental issues, transportation, housing, energy efficiency.
- MitauBau Pages 21st century town development plan for Jelgava, Latvia
- Ordinance.com Pay site with free sections providing land use ordinances, maps, design guides, and similar services. Registration requried.
- Calendar of City Planning and Urban Design Events and Festivals Worldwide calendar of events.
- Proyecto Cities Proyecto CITIES is a collective effort, focusing on some 20 cities located in five continents , to identify the competitive advantages of each, and to present the principal urban innovations that they are developing, especially those that impact on the physical form of the city and the structure of the metropolitan region.
- Village At Providing information about land use issues and sustainable land development.
- Planning Utopia Essays, articles, and news stories on land use planning, growth management, smart growth and new urbanism; also a planning bulletin board and chat room.
- Regional Planning Association This site details the RPA's efforts to improve the quality of life in the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan area by creating long-term comprehensive plans and promoting their implementation across political boundaries.
- Urban Documents Regularly published guide to the reports and research that are generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.
- Municipal World - Local Government Discussion Forum On-line message board for discussion of topics of interest to municipal government, from zoning to taxation to school crossing guards.
- What Makes a Good Urban Form? Xia Zhang's personal page explores the interrelationship between architecture, urban design, landscape ecology, planning. Includes papers and essays on several topics, synopsis of thesis project on New Urbanism, and selected internet links.
- Willie Miller Urban Design + Planning Consultancy based in Glasgow, Scotland providing diverse development work in urban design and environmental planning. Well-designed and informative site.
- Optimal Environments Research and consulting toward more humane buildings and parks.
- Urban Studies Resources Links to online resources regarding housing, environment and other topics. From UCSD Social Sciences and Humanities Library.
- MTA - Planning Studies Capital planning page detailing current and proposed projects.
- Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management From the Urban Environmental Management Research Initiative (UEMRI), a grouping of urban planning researchers from around the world. It looks at urban areas as the intersection of natural, built, and socio-economic environments.
- New Urbanism Resource Index Directory of resources on downtown revitalization and surburban sprawl, land use, and criticisms.
- ULI - The Urban Land Institute Nonprofit education and research institute with focus on the use of land in order to enhance the total environment. Information on urban planning, growth, and development.
- PlannersWeb Planning Commissioners Journal site has resources for planning commissions and zoning boards. Topical material on zoning ordinances, land use, comprehensive plans, master plans, subdivision regulation, public meetings, NIMBYs, transportation, housing, urban design, takings and property rights, subdivision design, and the impacts of information technology on cities and towns.
- Sapling Architecture, planning and landscape links.
- Planning and Design Institute Land use planning based on social, economic, and physical factors.
- Planning Reports Center A free Web-directory containing summaries of reports, ordinances, and videos from across the country dealing with land use planning, zoning, environmental, natural resource, transportation planning, and related topics. Site also provides convenient information for ordering all listed reports.
- Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy Brookings Institution research center focuses on cities and their metropolitan areas, and the impact upon them of government policies, private sector actions, and national trends. Includes articles and research studies.
- Noxious Neighbors American Planning Association topical discussion of issues in rural planning and zoning. Focus on hog farms vs. residential neighbors.
- Student Planning Network PlaNet is a network of planning students, consisting of 15 local groups in European cities. The central task is to foster co-operation and communication between European planning students. The highlight of every PlaNet-Year is the annual congress for planning students.
- Charrette Center Interactive information tools for town building professionals and development groups. The Charrette is an interdisciplinary design process used in neighborhood planning and community development.
- Rural Resources Consultants in rural community planning. Aim to provide a fully integrated approach to the sustainable management and development of the rural environment.
- Downtown Revitalization Resources An annotated collection of resources including urban renewal, historic preservation, land use regulations and urban zoning sites of use to planners, architects, and concerned citizens.
- Urban Planning 1794-1918 An international anthology of articles, conference papers, and reports, this site consists of primary source material for the study of how urban planning developed up to the end of World War I.
- 99z Urban Design Offers urban design services anywhere around the world integrating environmental planning, landscape architecture, and historic preservation, to meet the urban challenges. Contains information on designers, projects, services, and procedures, and forms for fee quotes and contact.
- Rail~Volution Promotes building livable communities with transit. Information on organization, conferences, scholarships and partners and affiliates.
- Luke Planning Community strategic visioning facilitator with experience in 48 communities since 1983.
- Townland Consultants Limited Town planning, development consultancy, urban design and project management.
- Limiting Urban Futures An attack on the future-scenario style of urban planning. In urban futures scenarios, the range of "acceptable" future cities is made visible. The Amsterdam (Netherlands) study TVA is used as an example of how such studies limit urban futures.
- Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems New York University's Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS) develops resources and networks to interactively disseminate new knowledge toward improving the nation's infrastructure system.
- Combining Leases on Pensacola Beach About how developers and landowners are combining leases to circumvent zoning laws and over-burden a barrier island in Florida.
- Federal Planning Division Organization and information for persons involved with or interested in comprehensive planning for U.S. federal installations and lands.
- Manchester, NH, Urban Open Space Website Photoessays and information about urban open space problems such as excess development, urban sprawl, urban forests, urban wildlife, work of conservation commissions, and downtown improvement via American elm restoration.
- GSA Center for Urban Development Seeks to leverage federal real estate actions in ways that bolster community efforts to encourage smart growth, economic vitality, and cultural vibrancy.
- HUD User U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development information source for housing and community development researchers and policymakers. HUD USER is the primary source for Federal Government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics.
- Centre for Independent Transport Research in London (CILT) A research and resource unit concerned with socially and environmentally sustainable urban transport.
- A.A. Randl and Associates Specializing in resource and economic development for municipalities and non-profits.
- Potemkin Village of Planning Published essay on claims about "Smart Growth".
- Paying for Urban Sprawl Topical discussion by American Planning Association.
- Urban Planning Homepage Site presents examples of innovative planning in the United States, France and Spain. Special attention is given to public space and transportation. Also gives links to planning articles and resources.
- Alambina: Urban Design, Town and Regional Planning Annotated directory of resources and links on a variety of city and regional planning topics.
- Rural Development Briefing Room - U.S. Department of Agriculture Research and data on the social and economic forces that affect the well-being of rural people and communities.
- New Planning Meridian Land use planning clearinghouse for websites, publications and political commentary.
- Links For Planners Directory of links set up for Cornell's planning students; but is useful for anyone involved or interested in Urban Planning.
- The Planning Exchange Not-for-profit company engaged in the spread and exchange of information on urban and rural regeneration and development, primarily in the UK. Site has information about planning topics and upcoming events and describes more extensive information resources available to paid subscribers.
- Hillside Developments - The Social Developer An examination of issues in modern urban development and its influence on the lives of urban dwellers.
- The Planning Center Public and private planning consulting firm with offices in Arizona and Southern California. Online reports on several environmental and planning topics, information about services offered, and internet links.
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