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  Chandigarh http://chandigarh.nic.in/
Information about the planned city in India designed by Le Corbusier.
  Arcosanti http://www.arcosanti.org/
An experimental town in the desert of Arizona, built to embody Paolo Soleri's concept of arcology - the fusion of architecture with ecology. Theory, workshops, events, images, visitor information.
  Chicago Metropolis 2020 http://www.chicagometropolis2020.org/
Information about an organized effort to ensure the preeminence of the Chicago Metropolis in the 21st century. Includes an overview of the project, reports, contact information, and mailing list.
  Levittown: Documents of an Ideal American Suburb http://tigger.uic.edu/~pbhales/Levittown.html
Information, analysis, and photographs of this archetypal postwar American suburb.
  Wikipedia: New town http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_town
History and profiles of planned cities in publicly editable encyclopedia.
  Redfern Waterloo Partnership Project http://www.redfernwaterloo.nsw.gov.au/
A plan focusing on issues in the Redfern Waterloo areas of New South Wales, including redevelopment opportunities, community safety, and social programs.
  New Songdo City http://www.new-songdocity.co.kr/
Details about the large master planned city under development near Seoul, South Korea.
  Seaside Florida http://www.seasidefl.com/
New urbanist coastal beach town. Accommodations, entertainment, restaurants, street map, and education.
  The Irvine Company http://www.goodplanning.org/
Master plan, guiding principles, and conservation goals for development of the Irvine Ranch in Orange County, California.
  Physics of the City Laboratory http://www.fisicadellacitta.it
The Physics of the City Laboratory studies phenomena of urban dynamics, in particular the mobility dynamics. Mobility is considered as an individual motivation to move on an urban topology.
  Limiting Urban Futures http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/few.futures.html
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.
  Dynamic City Foundation http://www.dynamiccity.org/
Conducts research on the rapid urbanization of China. Summary, news, documents, and project timeline.
  Virtual Greenbelt http://www.otal.umd.edu/~vg/
Images, interviews and other materials relating to Greenbelt, Maryland, a New Deal-era planned community in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
  Victory City http://www.victorycities.com/
A modernist utopian design for a city of the future.
  Letchworthgc.com http://www.letchworthgc.com/
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation provides news and information about the world's first garden city. Includes a history of its development and guide.
  Strategic Planning Action Network (SPAN) http://www.span-eu.org/
Regional planning effort involving partners from four regions in four European Union member states. A "North-West Europe" Interreg III B inter-regional cooperation project. [in French and English]
  Pullman Historic District http://www.pullmanil.org/
Former industrial town now a neighborhood of Chicago. Events and program calendars, location map, and foundation activities.
  Disney's Celebration http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/celebration.html
Essays, links, and photos about the Florida planned community developed by the Walt Disney Corporation.
  Auroville Center for Urban Research http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/
Presents workshops, studies, and investigations with practical implementations at the emerging city of Auroville, India.
  http://www.radburn.org/ http://www.radburn.org/
New town in Fairlawn, New Jersey designed in 1929.
  Waterfront Edinburgh Limited http://www.waterfront-ed.com/
A partnership between The City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian working to regenerate 140 hectares of brownfield land in north Edinburgh on the shores of the Firth of Forth.
  Village of Ponderosa http://www.villageofponderosa.com/
A mixed-use, pedestrian friendly, new urbanist community in West Des Moines, Iowa. Information on location and plans.
  The Washington, DC Comprehensive Plan http://www.inclusivecity.org/
Information on the planning process, a calendar of meetings and events, a library of documents, and a community feedback program.
  Life in the Model City http://www.yale.edu/nhohp/modelcity
Personal stories about urban renewal in New Haven, Connecticut in the 1950s and 1960s.
  Raploch Urban Regeneration Company http://www.raploch.com/
One of three Scottish Executive funded Pathfinder URCs, implementing a plan to transform the physical appearance of the community.
  Scottish Borders New Ways http://www.scottishbordersnewways.com/
A partnership between public and private sector agencies who affect the future of the Scottish Borders. Encourages organizational cooperation and community development.
  Dos Lagos http://www.doslagos.net/
An introduction to the mixed use planned community in the City of Corona, California. Gives visitors background and up to date information about the progress of the project.
  Urban Development of Wolfsburg http://www.wolfsburg-staedtebau.de/index_e.htm
The City of Wolfsburg in Germany is a typical example of planned urban development. Four different development stages are illustrated.
  Urban Ways http://www.urban-ways.co.uk/
Includes a brief description of a method of providing more vegetation in high-density city centers.
  Architekturgestalten.info http://www.architekturgestalten.info/
Designs by Tim Ahrens and Anne Brecker.
  Urban Revitalization Concept http://www.urbandesignconcepts.com/
Overview of the Jackson Place Redevelopment Plan in Richmond, Virginia.
  Poundbury Village http://www.poundbury.info/
Describes this development built by the Duchy of Cornwall in Dorset, England. Includes photographs of the streets and squares, information on local businesses, with a guest book and forum.
  Interactionfield - Public Space in the Digital Age http://culturebase.org/home/struppek/Homepage/
Analysis and categorization of interactive media and public art projects that contribute to the rediscovery and revitalization of urban public spaces.
  Kakigawa - Pools of Meaning http://culturebase.org/home/struppek/Kaki_Home.html
A project by Mirjam Struppek and Arika Adachi based on an entry in the competition "Semiotic Fields and Attractors: the rediscovery of the Kaki River in Nagaoka, Japan."
  Baycity Revival Redevelopment Plan http://www.hamiltonwaterfront.8m.com/
A redevelopment proposal for the waterfront of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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