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Urban Environmental Management - http://www.gdrc.org/uem/
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. |
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Wikipedia: Urban Planning - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_planning
Encyclopedia entry covers planning's role in aesthetics, safety, transportation, suburbanization, and the environment. Includes lists of famous planners and planned communities. |
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Planetizen - http://www.planetizen.com/
A public-interest information exchange for the urban planning and development community. Urban planning and development news, job opportunities, commentary and events. |
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Planning Portal - http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/
Government gateway to planning information throughout the UK. Provides information on plans, appeals, applications, contact details, research areas. |
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Cyburbia - http://www.cyburbia.org/
Planning resource center includes a detailed resource directory, numerous message boards, a wiki, and image galleries. |
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Urban Planning, 1794-1918 - http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/homepage.htm
An international anthology of primary source material for the study of how urban planning developed up to the end of World War I. Includes articles, conference papers, and reports. |
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ArchNet - http://archnet.org/
An online community and resource for architects, urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world. |
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California Land Use Planning Network - http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/
LUPIN (Land Use Planning Information Network) is an information service that supports and addresses California land use planning issues via the CERES web. |
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Center for Land Use Interpretation - http://www.clui.org/
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. |
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The Mayors' Institute on City Design - http://www.archfoundation.org/micd/
Works to transform mayors into advocates for good design by hosting symposiums on urban design. |
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New Urbanism - http://www.newurbanism.org/
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. |
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Planum - http://www.planum.net/
Selected European planning journals, an extensive planning web guide, archives of plans, and events from the town and regional planning world. |
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CityMayors - http://www.citymayors.com/
News about the world's cities and how their mayors are dealing with today's urban issues. |
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Urban Photo - http://www.urbanphoto.net/
Promotes and explores urban issues through photography. |
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PlannersWeb - http://www.plannersweb.com/
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. |
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Tidepool - http://www.tidepool.org/
Environmental, community, and economic news for the bioregional community of western North America. |
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Smart City - http://www.smartcityradio.com/smartcityradio/
A weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that looks at urban life. Host Carol Coletta talks with public policy experts, designers, elected officials, developers, planners and others in discussions of urban issues. |
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Urban Futures - http://www.urbanfutures.org/
A project of the Reason Public Policy Institute. Promotes voluntary, private-sector and market-oriented solutions to sprawl and other urban problems. |
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CharretteCenter.net - http://www.charrettecenter.net/
Information on planning, conducting, and implementing results from design charettes. |
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Resource for Urban Design Information - http://www.rudi.net/
Multimedia resource for teaching, research, and professional activity in urban design and its related disciplines. |
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Planning Resource - http://www.planning.haynet.com/
UK planning portal. Includes news, employment, appeals, education, documents, consultants directory, and forum. |
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Planning Help - http://www.planninghelp.org.uk/
Campaign to Protect Rural England project provides information on how citizens can influence local planning decisions. |
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Urbanology - http://www.urbanology.org/
Urban projects, ideas, and plans. Virtual tour in ghetto spaces, urban planning students network and philosophy for the Urban Planning Department of Columbia. |
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Think - http://www.think08.co.uk/
An annual conference at ExCeL London about sustainability in the built environment. |
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Europaforum Wien - http://www.europaforum.or.at/
Analyzes policies, conducts public dialogues, organizes conferences, and publishes works on urban issues in the European Union. In German and English. |
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Parole - http://parole.aporee.org/
A thesaraus of modern concepts in urban development. For each there is a definition, bibliography and its source publication. |
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Occupational Outlook Handbook: Urban and Regional Planners - http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos057.htm
Career profile from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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Urban Age - http://www.urban-age.net/
International conference series on the future of cities. Conference information, archives, foci, and networking. |
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Periferia - http://www.periferia.org/
Covers topics on architecture and urban design in the Caribbean. |
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Ecology of Absence - http://www.eco-absence.org/
Documents abandonment of the built environment and speculates on geographic, sociological, ecological, and architectural factors. Most examples are in St. Louis, Missouri. |
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Megacities - http://www.megacities.nl/
Annual Dutch lecture series. Includes full text archives from prior years. |
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Big Box Reuse - http://www.bigboxreuse.com/
Julia Christensen studies and explores how communities reuse empty big box buildings. Case studies, articles, and presentation schedule. |
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Planning and Regulatory Services Online (PARSOL) - http://www.parsol.gov.uk/
National United Kingdom program providing planning and regulatory standards, toolkits, specifications, schemas, and systems for use by local governments. |
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Observatoire de la Ville Interieure - http://www.ovi.umontreal.ca/
Collects and disseminates information on Montreal's indoor and underground city. In French and English. |
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Online NewsHour: New Urbanism - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newurbanism/
Companion site to PBS program includes core concepts, interviews, discussions, criticisms, comparisons, and examples. |
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Ordinance.com - http://www.ordinance.com/
Pay site with free sections providing land use ordinances, maps, design guides, and similar services. Registration required. |
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Land Use Law - http://law.wustl.edu/landuselaw/
Includes articles, cases, ordinances, statutes, and photographs from Professor Daniel R. Mandelker of Washington University. |
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Building Better Communities Network - http://www.bettercommunities.org/
An information clearinghouse and communication forum dedicated to building inclusive communities and to successfully siting affordable housing and community services. |
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Great Streets! - http://www.greatstreets.org/
Profiles of cities with thriving main streets, an examination of the details that make them successful, and a look at the fictional River City in the movie The Music Man. |
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Jobs In Planning - http://www.jobsinplanning.com/
Employment opportunities for planning professionals, with a focus on Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. |
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Cyburbia Forums - http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/external.php?type=rss
Discussions about planning, cities, and the built environment. |
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Planetizen: Radar - http://www.planetizen.com/feeds/rss_radar.xml
Automatically updated collection of syndicated planning content. |
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Planetizen: Announcements - http://www.planetizen.com/feeds/rss_announce.xml
Information on RFPs, RFQs, conferences, educational opportunities, press releases, and other current events. |
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Planetizen: Jobs - http://www.planetizen.com/feeds/rss_jobs.xml
Current job postings. |
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National Geographic - The New Suburb? - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/sprawl/
Explore a virtual new urbanist neighborhood. Includes comparisons to typical suburban developments, lesson plans, links, and an image gallery. |