| Building_Better_Communities_Network An information clearinghouse and communication forum dedicated to building inclusive communities and to successfully siting affordable housing and community services. |
| California_Land_Use_Planning_Network LUPIN (Land Use Planning Information Network) is an information service that supports and addresses California land use planning issues via the CERES web. |
| 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, ext |
| Center_on_Urban_and_Metropolitan_Policy Reports, analysis, commentary, special features, and books from The Brookings Institution. |
| CharretteCenter_net Information on planning, conducting, and implementing results from design charettes. |
| CityMayors News about the world's cities and how their mayors are dealing with today's urban issues. |
| Creative_Spaces Inspiration, ideas and support for creative community involvement in urban design |
| Cyburbia Planning resource center includes a detailed resource directory, numerous message boards, a wiki, and image galleries. |
| Ecology_of_Absence Documents abandonment of the built environment and speculates on geographic, sociological, ecological, and architectural factors. Most examples are in St. Louis, Missouri. |
| 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. |
| Europaforum_Wien Analyzes policies, conducts public dialogues, organizes conferences, and publishes works on urban issues in the European Union. In German and English. |
| Great_Streets! 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. |
| Jobs_In_Planning Employment opportunities for planning professionals, with a focus on Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. |
| The_Land_Centre An internet clearinghouse providing information about Canadian real estate and land use. |
| Land_Use_Law Includes articles, cases, ordinances, statutes, and photographs from Professor Daniel R. Mandelker of Washington University. |
| Legal_Information_Institute__Land_Use_Law An overview provided by the Cornell Law School. |
| The_Mayors\'_Institute_on_City_Design Works to transform mayors into advocates for good design by hosting symposiums on urban design. |
| Megacities Annual Dutch lecture series. Includes full text archives from prior years. |
| National_Geographic_-_The_New_Suburb? Explore a virtual new urbanist neighborhood. Includes comparisons to typical suburban developments, lesson plans, links, and an image gallery. |
| Neighborhood_Planning Educational resource for understanding and improving neighborhoods. Includes a number of detailed examinations of topical issues. |
| 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, wa |
| Observatoire_de_la_Ville_Interieure Collects and disseminates information on Montreal's indoor and underground city. In French and English. |
| Occupational_Outlook_Handbook__Urban_and_Regional_Planners Career profile from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| Online_NewsHour__New_Urbanism Companion site to PBS program includes core concepts, interviews, discussions, criticisms, comparisons, and examples. |
| The_Orange_Empire_of_Southern_California Profiles, news, and commentary for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan region. |
| Ordinance_com Pay site with free sections providing land use ordinances, maps, design guides, and similar services. Registration required. |
| Parole A thesaraus of modern concepts in urban development. For each there is a definition, bibliography and its source publication. |
| Periferia Covers topics on architecture and urban design in the Caribbean. |
| 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 a |
| Planning_and_Regulatory_Services_Online_(PARSOL) National United Kingdom program providing planning and regulatory standards, toolkits, specifications, schemas, and systems for use by local governments. |
| Planning_Help Campaign to Protect Rural England project provides information on how citizens can influence local planning decisions. |
| Planning_Portal Government gateway to planning information throughout the UK. Provides information on plans, appeals, applications, contact details, research areas. |
| Planning_Resource UK planning portal. Includes news, employment, appeals, education, documents, consultants directory, and forum. |
| Planning-applications_co_uk Free online guide to the U.K. town planning system. Lodge an appeal and review development plans. |
| Planum Selected European planning journals, an extensive planning web guide, archives of plans, and events from the town and regional planning world. |
| Resource_for_Urban_Design_Information Multimedia resource for teaching, research, and professional activity in urban design and its related disciplines. |
| Sense_of_Community_Project A study of social capital in urban blocks of Lansing, Michigan demonstrating its relationship to quality of life and social behavior. |
| Smart_City 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 o |
| The_Smarter_Land_Use_Project Focuses on improving the quality of proposed developments in settled areas. Includes a citizens guidebook for achieving effective collaboration. |
| The_Social_Developer An examination of issues in modern urban development and its influence on the lives of urban dwellers. |
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