Urban & Regional Planning - Internet Resources

UHM Library Subject Guide for Urban and Regional Planning

Urban & Regional Planning - Google Directory

Gateway Sites
Basic Research Resources for City and Regional Planning
City & Regional Planning Internet Sites - Environmental Design Library, UC Berkeley
Cyburbia.org
EconData.Net - Sources of Socioeconomic Data for Economic Development Analysis
Homesight - Comprehensive Guide to Housing Resources
Government/Government Related Sites
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
City Mayors
"international network of professionals...to promote strong, prosperous cities, good local government & innovative solutions to housing, transport, education, employment, environmental, technological, social & security challenges
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment - UK
"The government's advisor on architecture, urban design and public space" | manual, instructional resources, case studies, research, news
Federal Transit Administration - U.S. Department of Transportation
Fedstats
Housing and Transportation Affordability Index - Center for Neighborhood Technology & The Brookings Institution
housing costs in U.S. metropolitan areas when transportation costs are included
States News - The Council of State Governments
UN Habitat & & World Urban Forum
designed to prevent and ameliorate problems that stem from the massive growth of conurbations throughout the world, with a special focus on those major urban locales in the developing world | governing bodies, campaigns, partner organizations, events - incl World Urban Forum, publications, "State of the World's Cities" report, research reports on slums & the problems of large-scale urban governance, latest research findings & updates from various urban areas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
and see: Periodicals ResearchWorks, Cityscape, U.S. Housing Market Conditions
U.S. Department of Transportation Library: Online Digital Special Collections
U.S. Conference of Mayors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. EPA - Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
"Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Professional Associations
American Planning Association
American Public Transit Association (APTA) research, statistics, reports, surveys, transit guides, government affairs, links
International City & County Management Association
International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism
The International Urban Development Association
best practices, documents, meetings, congresses, seminars, conferences, commentaries
National Association of Counties
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officals
National Association of Regional Councils
National Civic League
The National Development Council - The Development Finance Professionals
National League of Cities
RSAI - Regional Science Association International
Other Sites
Active Living by Design - U NC School of Public Health
public health & urban planning - "innovative approaches to increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies"
Best Practices for Human Settlements
Carfree Cities
Center for Community Change
Center for Rural Studies - U Vermont
social & economic reports, data tables
Center for Urban Policy Research - Rutgers University
Centre for Urban Technology
Council of State Community Development Agencies
European Academy of the Urban Environment
"to encourage exchange of experience amongst decision makers in all spheres of sustainable urban development" | conferences, papers, presentations, workshops, seminars | database on urban development supporting the CEM-network of Central European Metropolises, issues & topics, incl "The Future of the Metropolis"
Finding Exurbia: America's Fast-Growing Communities at the Metropolitan Fringe - The Brookings Institution [PDF][48 p]
The Fortress UK? Gated Communities, The Spatial Revolt of the Elites & Time-Space Trajectories of Segregation - School for Policy Studies, U Bristol [PDF]
Growing Better Cities: Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Development
H-Urban Teaching Center Syllabus Archive
college syllabi, themes, theories, literature, approaches in urban studies & history, browsable by author, date, geographical location, class descriptions & reading lists
Inhabitat
"a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future"
Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems - NYU
linking infrastructure professionals, public information, insights & interdisciplinary approaches to civil infrastructure systems, education, case studies, information exchange, research, reports, environmental health & policy post-9/11
Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies - UCLA
Metro Bits - World's Subway Systems
world list, art & architecture, photo galleries, FAQ, safety, data
MonsterMoving.com
Neighborhoods Online
New Urban Guild
agent for traditional architectural designers & nonprofit corporation providing education "to assist in the design and construction of traditional urbanism and architecture" | incl "Katrina Cottages" - small, temporary homes, rebuilding checklist & plans
North American SuperCorridor Coalition - the Mexico-to-Canada "NAFTA Super Highway"
-Official Site
-Map
Online Planners Forum
Organization of World Heritage Cities
symposia, seminars, management, development, preservation
Shaping Livable Cities [PDF 36 page report] - International Development Research Centre, Canada
Shopping Mall and Shopping Center Studies - American Studies at Eastern CT SU
Smart City
public radio talk show with experts on urban planning & development, archives, podcasts, newsletter
Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategies [PDF]
Heywood Sanders for The Brookings Institution | "Among urban policy analysts, politicians, and investigative journalists, there is great concern about the viability of developing new convention centers in an attempt to "prime the pump" of an urban region. For the most part, the prevailing wisdom seems to indicate that persons coming to large conventions in a city will spend millions of dollars when they are in town, and that cities will benefit greatly from such inward investment. This paper takes on much of this conventional wisdom in its 36 pages. Released in January 2005, the report finds that the overall convention marketplace continues to decline, and despite this fact, numerous localities continue a type of "arms race" in order to attract those who hold these events." - From The Scout Report
The State of the World's Cities - United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Sustainability at ASU
Office of Sustainability Initiatives University-wide Sustainability Initiative & Global Institute of Sustainability
"research, education, solutions, and campus sustainability in areas such as urbanization, energy, water, policy and decision making, community development, earth systems, and health and well being"
SustainLane Government: Advancing State and Local Government Sustainable Development
"open-source knowledge base speeds discovery, research and networking with more than 85 best practice documents and a secure directory of participating government officials from over 190 cities, counties and states" | City Rankings, Top Ten Alternative Fueled City Fleets, Top Five US Cities for Clean Tech | Best Practice Documents in Climate Change Policy, Land Use / Planning, Economic Development, Parks / Open Space / Habitat, Energy / Energy Efficiency, Purchasing / Investing, Food / Agriculture, Sustainability Management, Forestry / Street Greening, Transportation / Fleets, Green Building / Development, Waste Management, Water / Wastewater
Territory, control and enclosure: The ecology of urban fragmentation - Gated Communites in South Africa - International Symposium
Towards a New Metropolis: The Opportunity to Rebuild America Professor Arthur C. Nelson - V Poly [pdf 51p]
TrafficSTATS - Carnegie Mellon U, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
"interactive tool to query information about multiple dimensions of traffic-safety risks" | combines Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) & National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) for travel-risk calculations for combinations of transportation modes, demographic variables, other parameters
Transportation Futuristics - UC Berkeley
Transportation Sustainability Research Center - Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley
The Urban Age Institute
research, events, Urban Age magazine
Urban Design Compendium
Urban Institute
"To promote sound social policy and public debate on national priorities, the Urban Institute gathers and analyzes data, conducts policy research, evaluates programs and services, and educates Americans on critical issues and trends"
Urban Land Institute
Urban Mobility Information - Texas Transportation Institute - Texas A&M
-Annual Urban Mobility Report: study of mobility & traffic congestion on freeways & major streets in cities; Also includes: Strategies to address mobility problems, Study methodology
-Mobility Monitoring Program: FHWA-sponsored study that monitors mobility and reliability trends using archived traffic operations data - includes: Summary of procedures used to analyze detailed traffic data from transportation management centers; The most recent analysis of freeway data from cities
-U.S. Dept of Transportation Report on Traffic Congestion: Aspects of the problem, plans and immediate solutions to fight traffic congestion, average traffic times, travel times peak vs. off-peak hours, economic cost of congestion, lost productivity & wasted fuel
-Other Mobility Information and Resources: "documents and web sites that provide additional guidance and resources for your mobility measurement efforts"
Urban Planning Jobs
Urbis - Manchester, UK
museum that "explores urban culture and the cities of today and tomorrow" | virtual tour, exhibitions, aspects of urban life from around the world, webcam perspectives incl Singapore, Tokyo, London
U.S. Green Building Council
"the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work" | 7500+ member organizations, representatives of all sectors of the building industry | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating system benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings
Walkable Communities