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 American Planning Association -- Site has resources about planning and for professional planners.
Another High Rise for Pensacola Beach? -- About how developers and landowners are combining leases to circumvent zoning laws and over-burden a barrier island in Florida.
Cyburbia -- The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center contains a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to the built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas.
HUD User -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development information source for housing and community development researchers and policymakers. HUD USER is the primary source for Federal Government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics.
Hillside Developments - The Social Developer -- An examination of issues in modern urban development and its influence on the lives of urban dwellers.
Hog Heaven? -- In 1950, 3,000,000 (Three Million) farms raised an average 100 hogs each. Today, more hogs but only 150,000 farms —a 95 percent drop in farms. It''s called "agribusiness" and it stinks, according to Planning Org.
Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems -- New York University''s Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS) develops resources and networks to interactively disseminate new knowledge toward improving the nation''s infrastructure system.
Links For Planners -- Directory of links set up for Cornell''s planning students; but is useful for anyone involved or interested in Urban Planning.
Manchester, NH, Urban Open Space Website -- Photoessays and information about urban open space problems such as excess development, urban sprawl, urban forests, urban wildlife, work of conservation commissions, and downtown improvement via American elm restoration.
MitauBau Pages -- 21st century town development plan for Jelgava, Latvia
Municipal World - Local Government Discussion Forum -- On-line message board for discussion of topics of interest to municipal government, from zoning to taxation to school crossing guards.
New Urbanism Resource Index -- News to articles and resources related to sprawl, new urbanism and related topics.
Paradise Design -- An award-winning, international design firm specializing in the design of New Urbanism projects of all sizes.
Paying for Urban Sprawl -- Topical discussion by American Planning Association.
Planners Network -- a voice for progressive professionals and activists concerned with urban planning and social justice.
Planners'' Web -- The Planning Commissioners Journal''s PlannersWeb provides a wide variety of resources for planning commissions and zoning boards, and for citizen and professional environmental issues.
Planning Reports Center -- A free Web-directory containing summaries of reports, ordinances, and videos from across the country dealing with land use planning, zoning, environmental, natural resource, transportation planning, and related topics. Site also provides convenient information for ordering all listed reports.
Prostor: Architecture and Urban Planning Scientific Journal -- Publishes scientific papers from all branches of architecture and urban planning as well as texts from related fields. Issued by Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Site in Croatian and English.
Proyecto Cities -- Proyecto CITIES is a collective effort, focusing on some 20 cities located in five continents , to identify the competitive advantages of each, and to present the principal urban innovations that they are developing, especially those that impact on the physical form of the city and the structure of the metropolitan region.
Rural Resources -- Consultants in rural community planning. Aim to provide a fully integrated approach to the sustainable management and development of the rural environment.
Shillam + Smith, architects and urban planners (U.K.) -- Site has information about the practice''s projects, as well as news, discussion and feedback on architecure and urban design issues.
Stadt-Mobilitaet-Psyche, A geographer''s homepage -- Information about the mobility habits of urban people including urban planning, transportation planning and psycho-social habits, based on several studies published in Europe, Germany. Site language is Deutsch, with some material in English.
Student Planning Network -- PlaNet is a network of planning students, consisting of 15 local groups in European cities. The central task is to foster co-operation and communication between European planning students. The highlight of every PlaNet-Year is the annual congress for planning students.
The 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.
Toward Sustainable Communities - International Symposium, Quebec City, november 3-6 1999. -- 21st Century Urban Issues and Sustainable Cities International Symposium. Renowned speakers from all over North America and Europe conveneupon topics of urban and regional planning, environmental issues, transportation, housing, energy efficiency.
Urban Environmental Management -- Output of the Urban Environmental Management Research Initiative (UEMRI), 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.
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.
Urban Planning Jobs -- A complete collection of urban planning employment resources, well organized & updated regularly. Winner of the Argus Clearinghouse Seal of Approval.
Willie Miller Urban Design + Planning -- Consultancy based in Glasgow, Scotland providing diverse development work in urban design and environmental planning. Well-designed and informative site.

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