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.
http://www.uli.org/
American Planning Association:
Professional association organized to advance the art and science of
planning and to foster the activity of planning.
http://www.planning.org/
PlannersWeb:
Topical material on zoning ordinances, land use, comprehensive
plans, master plans, subdivision regulation, transportation,
housing, urban design, takings-property rights, and the impacts on
cities and towns.
http://www.plannersweb.com/
Urban Planning Jobs:
A complete collection of urban planning employment resources, well
organized and updated regularly. Winner of the Argus Clearinghouse
Seal of Approval.
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/7442/jobs.html
Rural Resources:
Consultants in rural community planning. Aim to provide a fully
integrated approach to the sustainable management and development of
the rural environment.
http://www.rural-resources.co.uk/
Aspects of Modern Geography:
Information about the mobility habits of urban people including
urban planning, transportation planning and psycho-social habits.
Based on several studys which were published in Europe, Germany.
http://home.t-online.de/home/jok.geo/intro.htm
CityNet:
An Asia-Pacific regional network of local authorities, with an
agenda empahsizing urban development.
http://www.citynet-ap.org/
The Social Developer:
An examination of issues in modern urban development and its
influence on the lives of urban dwellers.
http://www.hillside.ca
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.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/homepage.htm
Grow Smart Rhode Island:
A statewide non-profit organization that promotes sensible
alternatives to suburban sprawl and urban decay.
http://www.growsmartri.com/
New Urbanism Resource Index:
Directory of resources on downtown revitalization and surburban
sprawl, land use, and criticisms.
http://bradley.bradley.edu/~ajh/nu.htm
Links For Planners:
Directory of links set up for Cornell's planning students; but is
useful for anyone involved or interested in Urban Planning.
http://inet.crp.cornell.edu/home/links/
Student Planning Network:
Network of planning students in European cities. The central task is
to foster co-operation and communication between European planning
students.
http://www.planningnetwork.org/
New Urbanism:
The revival of our lost art of place-making, it is essentially a
re-ordering of the built environment into the form of complete
towns. New Urbanism promotes the creation and restoration of
compact, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, towns, and cities.
http://www.newurbanism.org/
Berkeley Planning Journal:
This is a peer-reviewed journal published annually by the graduate
students of the Dept. of City and Regional Planning, University of
California at Berkeley.
http://dcrp.ced.berkeley.edu/bpj/index.html
Congress for New Urbanism:
a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that was founded in
1993. Works with architects, developers, planners, and others
involved in the creation of cities and towns, teaching them how to
implement the principles of the New Urbanism.
http://www.cnu.org/
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse:
Provide resource information on issues surrounding urban sprawl.
http://www.sprawlwatch.org/frames.html
Community Mapping Project:
Victoria, British Columbia-based organization using mapping as a
tool to get citizens involved in planning.
http://www3.telus.net/cground
Center for Land Use Interpretation:
Research organization involved in exploring, examining, and
understanding land and landscape issues. It employs a variety of
methods to pursue its stated aim, engaging in research,
classification, extrapolation, and exhibition.
http://www.clui.org/
CommunityViz:
Community planning and visualization software, created by the Orton
Family Foundation, allows rural and urban communities to manage
their growth through GIS-based 3D modeling tools.
http://www.communityviz.com/
Thoreau Institute:
Believes that big government that are centrally planned, budgeted,
and controlled by prescriptive laws آآ do not work. As an
alternative, research now aims to find small government means, such
as user fees, markets, and incentives, to protect the environment.
http://www.ti.org/
Ecosystem Anthologies: Land Use:
This guide to online resources serves the information and
communication needs of individuals and organizations working to
protect our environment and create a sustainable future.
http://www.ecoiq.com/onlineresources/anthologies/landuse/index.html
Planning Online:
Online version of the British journal Planning Magazine. Includes
news, features, appointments, consultants index and forum.
http://www.planning.haynet.com/
Virtual Greenbelt:
Images, interviews and other materials relating to Greenbelt,
Maryland, a New Deal-era planned community in the suburbs of
Washington, D.C.
http://www.otal.umd.edu/~vg/
Planetizen:
A public-interest information exchange for the urban planning and
development community. Urban planning and development news, job
opportunities, commentary and events.
http://www.planetizen.com/
Urban Planning Now:
Site has job postings, links to other web site resources, and
information about planning.
http://www.urbanplanningnow.com/
Ordinance.com:
Pay site with free sections providing land use ordinances, maps,
design guides, and similar services. Registration requried.
http://www.ordinance.com/
Urban Environmental Management:
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.
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/
Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Urban and regional planner job information from the U.S. Department
of Labor.
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos057.htm
Urban Studies and Planning:
Links to online resources regarding housing, environment and other
topics. From University of California, San Diego Social Sciences and
Humanities Library.
http://sshl.ucsd.edu/urban/
New Urban News:
Bi-monthly newsletter covering "smart growth," livable communities,
and traditional neighborhood development.
http://www.newurbannews.com/
Village At:
Providing information about land use issues and sustainable land
development.
http://www.villageat.org/
Sustainable Development Center:
U.S. Department of Energy's Center of Excellence for Sustainable
Development website.
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/
Planning and Design Institute:
Land use planning based on social, economic, and physical factors.
http://www.pdisite.com/search/planning_hb.html
Critical Planning:
Student-run journal established in 1993 by the UCLA Department of
Urban Planning. Serving as a forum to debate issues that impact
cities and regions, particularly in the context of planning and
policy making.
http://www.sppsr.ucla.edu/critplan
Land Use Planning Information Network:
An information system developed by the California Resources Agency
to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing
California's rich and diverse environments.
http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/
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.
http://www.urbdocs.com/
The Planning Report:
The insiders guide to managed growth in Southern California.
http://www.ablinc.net/tpr/
Planum:
Selected european planning journals ,an extensive planning web
guide, archives of plans, information, events from the town and
regional planning world.
http://www.planum.net/
Creative Spaces:
Inspiration, ideas and support for creative community involvement in
urban design
http://www.creativespaces.org.uk
Council of Planning Librarians:
International professional organization of librarians, information
specialists, planners, researches, and educators in the field of
planning librarianship.
http://www.west.asu.edu/mmyers/cpl/index.html
Urban Planning and Feng Shui:
Consideration of relationship between urban planning and aspects of
Feng Shui practice.
http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/exercise/2492/
Sustainable Communities Network:
SCN identifies quality resources on sustainability and to
disseminate them in a timely way to the public.
http://www.sustainable.org/
Citistates Group:
Network of journalists, speakers and advisers committed to
competitive, equitable and sustainable 21st century metropolitan
regions.
http://www.citistates.com/
National League of Cities:
The nation's oldest and largest resource for advocacy and research
on issues affecting American cities and towns.
http://www.nlc.org
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative:
Mission is to empower local officials serving on Planning Boards and
Zoning Boards of Appeals to make effective and judicious decisions
by providing them with educational opportunities and access to
information.
http://www.umass.edu/masscptc/
Sustainable City:
A non-profit organization dedicated to achieving a sustainable
future for San Francisco.
http://www.sustainable-city.org/
The Land Centre:
An internet clearinghouse providing instant access to information
about real estate and land use through our network of webpages.
http://www.landcentre.ca/
Urban Advantage:
Digital technology can aid in visualizing growth options, allow wide
sharing of those visions, and speed up the learning process to turn
visions into reality.
http://www.urban-advantage.com/
The Planning Exchange:
Non-profit engaged in the exchange of information on urban and rural
regeneration and development, primarily in the UK.
http://www.planex.co.uk/
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.
http://www.communityinitiatives.com/
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.
http://www.brook.edu/es/urban/
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.
http://www.charrettecenter.com/
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.
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kleban/Revitalization.htm
Planning and Markets:
Site dedicated to the study of planned interventions versus market
approaches.
http://www-pam.usc.edu/
Urban Futures:
Strives to change the climate and terms of the debate over urban
policy by developing and promoting voluntary, private-sector, and
market-oriented solutions to urban problems.
http://www.urbanfutures.org/
Smart Growth America:
Nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow; one that
protects farmland and open space, revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps
housing affordable, preserves scenic and historic resources, and
makes communities more livable.
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.com/
Community Planning Task Force Scotland:
Community planning is a process where a local authority and other
organisations come together to plan, provide and promote the
well-being of their communities.
http://www.communityplanning.org.uk/
Sprawl City:
A website about comsumption growth and population growth and their
roles in urban sprawl.
http://www.sprawlcity.org/
Sprawl Busters:
Wal-Mart, Home Depot, K Mart, Target. We don't care what the logo
says -- We help communities stop the big box bulldozers!
http://www.sprawl-busters.com/
Sierra Club-Stop Sprawl:
The Sierra Club challenge to sprawl campaign.
http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/
Smart Growth for Tennessee Towns and Counties:
This guide summarizes the basic steps in a smart growth visioning
and planning process. It reviews techniques that can be used at each
step.
http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/smart.htm
Tide Pool - Growth Management:
Goal is to provide the bioregional community with a daily source of
the news they need to create a conservation based economy.
http://www.tidepool.org/subjects/id.artshow.cfm?category=growth
Cascade Policy Institute:
Leads the way in debunking the smart growth myth and presenting
alternative policy solutions. Media, policymakers and organizations
around the country increasingly look to Cascade for land use and
transportation policy advice.
http://www.cascadepolicy.org/growth.asp
Canadian Institute of Planners:
The national professional institute and certification body for the
planning profession in Canada. Business, conferences, initiatives,
services.
http://www.cip-icu.ca/English/home.htm
Urban Studies:
Issues surrounding city and suburban environments and built
communities. Category on the About.com network which consists of
over 700 Guide sites neatly organized into 36 channels.
http://psychology.about.com/cs/urbanstudies/index.htm?terms=urban+studies
Center for Urban and Regional and Policy:
A "think and do tank" where faculty, staff, and students pool their
expertise, resources, and commitment to address a wide range of
issues facing cities, towns, and suburbs.
http://www.curp.neu.edu/
Land Use Planning and Conservation:
The EcoIQ.com Land Use website is for everyone interested in making
smart choices about land use in our communities -- choices that are
both economically and ecologically intelligent.
http://www.ecoiq.com/landuse/
Urban Planning Topics:
Dedicated to providing information and resources on urban and
regional planning and environmental issues.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/david.macleod/UTOPS.HTM
Cato Institute - Urban Sprawl:
Non-profit public policy research foundation named for Cato's
Letters, a series of libertarian pamphlets that helped lay the
philosophical foundation for the American Revolution.
http://www.cato.org/research/natur-st.html#8
Council for the Protection of Rural England:
Exists to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural
England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural
resources in town and country.
http://www.cpre.org.uk/
PlanWeb:
PlanWeb is designed by town planners for town planners. Site is
experimental so please send us feed-back on what you think, together
with any news items or interesting sites.
http://www.planweb.co.uk/
Suburbia Project:
Site for exploring the history, technology, and the sensations of
community. Join in to discuss urban and suburban design,
transportation modalities, habitat preservation, urban farming,
social and environmental economics.
http://www.living-room.org/suburbia/contents.htm
Guides to City and Regional Planning Research:
This is a selected list of guides to resources in the UC Berkeley
libraries and on the web prepared for the students and faculty at
the University of California, Berkeley.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/cityguid.html
Land Use Law:
An overview provided by the Cornell Law School Legal Information
Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/land_use.html
Radical Urban Theory:
Writings on the modern urban condition.
http://www.rut.com/index.html
Smart Growth Network:
Provides information about the Smart Growth planning movement.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/
Cyberhood:
Virtual community centered on urban planning issues, including race,
class, and gender. List-serv, gallery, links.
http://www.thecyberhood.net/
LA Human Urban Bureau:
LAHUB believes that the complexity glossed over by utopian schemes
is a source of urban interest, vitality and future growth and hopes
to raise issues, put forth ideas and give voice to unheard
constituencies through various medias.
http://www.lahub.net/
Space Syntax:
Site pioneers the use of new computer modelling techniques that
forecast the effects of design decisions on functional performance.
http://www.spacesyntax.com/introduction/introduction.html
Urbanology:
Urban projects, ideas, and plans. Virtual tour in ghetto spaces,
urban planning students network and philosophy for the Urban
Planning Department of Columbia.
http://www.urbanology.org/
Urban Regeneration Companies:
URCs have been promoted by the government and established by local
partners, in order to achieve a focused, integrated regeneration
strategy for key towns and cities.
http://www.urcs-online.co.uk/
Project for Public Spaces:
Nonprofit technical assistance, research and educational
organization whose mission is to create and sustain public places
that build communities
http://www.pps.org/
New Urbanism Resource Site:
New Urbanist projects, people prominent in New Urbanism, and
articles and books about New Urbanism.
http://www.netsense.net/~terry/newurban.htm
Sense of Community Project:
Studying social capital on urban blocks in Lansing, Michigan to
demonstrate its relationship to quality of life and to pro-social
behaviors.
http://www.msu.edu/user/socomm
Cyburbia:
This planning resource center contains one of the most comprehensive
directories on the Internet relevant to the land use planning. Also
contains information about related mailing lists and
newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas.
http://www.cyburbia.org/
ArchNet:
An online community and resource for architects, urban designers,
landscape architects, planners, and scholars, with a special focus
on the Islamic world.
http://archnet.org/
Planners Network UK:
Joins professionals, activists, academics, students and public and
providing them with access to forthcoming events, published
magazines and various other information on planning.
http://www.plannersnetwork.co.uk
Canadian Planning Resources:
Canadian planning resources in the internet classified based on
institutional approach.
http://www.geocities.com/aasgary/index.htm
Posturbanism:
Posturbanism: An archive of contemporary thought on the city What
and why is posturbanism? Posturbanism is the synthesis of two
principle notions: the city is an analogue of the mind, and the idea
of formlessness as it pertains to urban existence.
http://www.aloha.net/~laumana/posturbanismindex.html
Timeline of New Urbanism:
A searchable database of key events in the history of new urbanism,
as well as historical influences.
http://www.NUtimeline.net/
Urbanology:
Urbanology is a practical training school for community developers
from the Eugene Community Trust.
http://www.urbanology.com
Planning Institute of Australia:
PIA is the peak Australian planning professional organisation that
seeks the general advancement of Regional and Town Planning, and
promotes the artistic and scientific development of regions, cities
and towns.
http://www.planning.org.au
Terrain:
A journal of the built and natural environments, featuring articles,
essays, editorials, poetry, fiction, artwork, and the "UnSprawl"
case studies.
http://www.terrain.org
Post-War New Towns - An Inquiry:
An inquiry into the successes and failures of the British New Towns
built in the immediate Post-War period
http://www.crawley-online.eurobell.co.uk/inquiry/
Cities and Markets - 2003 Conference:
47th World Congress of the International Federation for Housing and
Planning (IFHP): "cities and markets - shifts in urban development".
5-8 October 2003, Vienna
http://www.ifhp2003.at
Plan Net Architecture:
The Daily Plan Net News, articles and publications about
architecture and urban planning from around the Internet and the
world.
http://www.plannet.com/index.html
Growth Management Toolbox:
Site was created by students at the University of Virginia,
Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of
Architecture to be useful to a broad audience, including both
citizens and decision-makers from across the country.
http://www.vapreservation.org/growth/intro1.htm
urbanSimulation.com:
A portal to the urban simulation community at the crossroads between
urbanism and technology to visualize, analyze and simulated the
built environment in 3D.
http://www.urbansimulation.com
Archis:
An independent magazine for architecture, the city and visual
culture.
http://www.archis.org/index_e.html
National Neighborhood Coalition:
Convenes people and organizations concerned about neighborhoods, a
conduit of information about programs and policies, and an advocate
for neighborhoods and community and neighborhood-based
organizations.
http://www.neighborhoodcoalition.org/smartgrowth/
About Planning:
Web links, news stories, commentary, university offerings and
employment regarding urban planning, growth management, smart growth
and new urbanism.
http://www.aboutplanning.org/
Parole:
A thesaraus of modern concepts in urban development. For each there
is a definition, bibliography and its source publication.
http://parole.aporee.org/
The Smarter Land Use Project:
Includes a citizens guidebook (available for purchase) presenting a
viable solution to sprawl and showing how to help create/gain
approvals for land development that improves property values,
reduces traffic congestion, enhances natural and historic resources,
and builds community spirit.
http://landuse.org/
Metropolis:
An international association of global cities working towards
developing solutions to issues affecting large cities such as urban
planning and development, the economy, the environment, transport,
infrastructure and communications.
http://www.metropolis.org/
Sapling Planning Gateway:
Annotated links to websites, books and news in the fields of
planning, built environment, economic development, geographical
information systems, local government, regional development and
spatial development.
http://www.sapling.org.uk/planning/
This Land is Ours:
An introduction to the planning process prepared by the League of
Women Voters.
http://www.lwvmi.org/frey1.htm
Innovative Urban Planning:
Presents examples of innovative planning in the United States,
France and Spain. Special attention is given to public space and
transportation.
http://www.urbanresidue.com/urban_planning/
Planners Network:
Organized to provide a voice for progressive professionals and
activists concerned with urban planning and social justice. Includes
publications.
http://www.plannersnetwork.org/
