American Planning Association Professional association organized to advance the art and science of planning and to foster the activity of planning.
ArchNet An online community and resource for architects, urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
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, extrapolation, and exhibition.
Center for Urban and Regional and Policy A "think and do tank" where faculty, staff, and students pool their expertise, resources, and commitment to address a wide range of issues facing cities, towns, and suburbs.
Charrette Center Interactive information tools for town building professionals and development groups. The Charrette is an interdisciplinary design process used in neighborhood planning and community development.
Cities and Markets - 2003 Conference 47th World Congress of the International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP): "cities and markets - shifts in urban development". 5-8 October 2003, Vienna.
Citistates Group Network of journalists, speakers and advisers committed to competitive, equitable and sustainable 21st century metropolitan regions.
CityNet An Asia-Pacific regional network of local authorities, with an agenda empahsizing urban development.
Community Initiatives An alliance of professionals dedicated to creating healthy and sustainable communities wherever people live, work, play and lead. Serves corporations, organizations, and community collaborations in producing transformative outcomes.
CommunityViz Community planning and visualization software, created by the Orton Family Foundation, allows rural and urban communities to manage their growth through GIS-based 3D modeling tools.
Cyberhood Virtual community centered on urban planning issues, including race, class, and gender. List-serv, gallery, links.
Cyburbia This planning resource center contains one of the most comprehensive directories on the Internet relevant to the land use planning. Also contains information about related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas.
Grow Smart Rhode Island A statewide non-profit organization that promotes sensible alternatives to suburban sprawl and urban decay.
LA Human Urban Bureau LAHUB believes that the complexity glossed over by utopian schemes is a source of urban interest, vitality and future growth and hopes to raise issues, put forth ideas and give voice to unheard constituencies through various medias.
National League of Cities The nation's oldest and largest resource for advocacy and research on issues affecting American cities and towns.
New Urban News Bi-monthly newsletter covering "smart growth," livable communities, and traditional neighborhood development.
Ordinance.com Pay site with free sections providing land use ordinances, maps, design guides, and similar services. Registration requried.
Planetizen A public-interest information exchange for the urban planning and development community. Urban planning and development news, job opportunities, commentary and events.
Planners Network a voice for progressive professionals and activists concerned with urban planning and social justice.
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 and towns.
Planning and Markets Site dedicated to the study of planned interventions versus market approaches.
Planning Online Online version of the British journal Planning Magazine. Includes news, features, appointments, consultants index and forum.
Planum Selected european planning journals ,an extensive planning web guide, archives of plans, information, events from the town and regional planning world.
Project for Public Spaces Nonprofit technical assistance, research and educational organization whose mission is to create and sustain public places that build communities.
Smart Growth America Nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow; one that protects farmland and open space, revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, preserves scenic and historic resources, and makes communities more livable.
Smart Growth Network Provides information about the Smart Growth planning movement.
Sprawl Busters Wal-Mart, Home Depot, K Mart, Target. We don't care what the logo says -- We help communities stop the big box bulldozers.
Sprawl City A website about comsumption growth and population growth and their roles in urban sprawl.
Sustainable City A non-profit organization dedicated to achieving a sustainable future for San Francisco.
Sustainable Communities Network SCN identifies quality resources on sustainability and to disseminate them in a timely way to the public.
Terrain An introduction to the planning process prepared by the League of Women Voters.
The Social Developer An examination of issues in modern urban development and its influence on the lives of urban dwellers.
Thoreau Institute Believes that big government that are centrally planned, budgeted, and controlled by prescriptive laws ญญ do not work. As an alternative, research now aims to find small government means, such as user fees, markets, and incentives, to protect the environment.
Urban Advantage Digital technology can aid in visualizing growth options, allow wide sharing of those visions, and speed up the learning process to turn visions into reality.
Urban Documents Regularly published guide to the reports and research that are generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies.
Urban Futures Strives to change the climate and terms of the debate over urban policy by developing and promoting voluntary, private-sector, and market-oriented solutions to urban problems.
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.
Urban Photo Grassroots website established in 1999 to promote urbanism and explore issues through photography.
Urban Planning Now Site has job postings, links to other web site resources, and information about planning.
Urbanology Urban projects, ideas, and plans. Virtual tour in ghetto spaces, urban planning students network and philosophy for the Urban Planning Department of Columbia.
UrbanSimulation.com A portal to the urban simulation community at the crossroads between urbanism and technology to visualize, analyze and simulated the built environment in 3D.
Village At Providing information about land use issues and sustainable land development.
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