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International Making Cities Livable
Promotes the creation and restoration of compact, walkable, safe, mixed-use cities, towns, and
neighborhoods through a continuing series of conferences.

http://www.livablecities.org/
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The Mayors' Institute on City Design
Works to transform mayors into advocates for good design by hosting symposiums on urban design.
http://www.archfoundation.org/micd/
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Bruner Foundation
Provides annual award for urban excellence and forums for the discussion of issues related to urban
architecture, planning, and revitalization.

http://www.brunerfoundation.org/
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Creating Quality Places
Fosters the design of quality places in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Includes principles, case
studies, tools, and a forum.

http://www.qualityplaces.marc.org/
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Skunklove
Weblog on city life that covers topics including urban design, planning, sociology, and public art.
http://www.skunklove.blogspot.com/
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Planning-applications.co.uk
Free online guide to the U.K. town planning system. Lodge an appeal and review development plans.
http://www.planning-applications.co.uk/
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Planning Portal
Government gateway to planning information throughout the UK. Provides information on plans,
appeals, applications, contact details, research areas.

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/
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Building Better Communities Network
An information clearinghouse and communication forum dedicated to building inclusive communities
and to successfully siting affordable housing and community services.

http://www.bettercommunities.org/
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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
of urban issues.

http://www.smartcityradio.com/smartcityradio/
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Civil Pandemonium
Weblog for and by planning students at RMIT University in Victoria, Australia.
http://www.civilpandemonium.com/
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CharretteCenter.net
Information on planning, conducting, and implementing results from design charettes.
http://www.charrettecenter.net/
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Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Reports, analysis, commentary, special features, and books from The Brookings Institution.
http://www.brook.edu/es/urban/urban.htm
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Local Government Commission
A nonprofit organization working to build livable communities. Covers topics including community
design, economic development, sustainable energy sources, transportation, and waste prevention.

http://www.lgc.org/
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Periferia
Covers topics on architecture and urban design in the Caribbean.
http://www.periferia.org/
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Urbanism.org
Blog reporting on architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, public art, suburbanism, and
urbanism issues.

http://www.urbanism.org/
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National Geographic - The New Suburb?
Explore a virtual new urbanist neighborhood. Includes comparisons to typical suburban developments,
lesson plans, links, and an image gallery.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/sprawl/
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Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization
Minnesota organization working to build partnerships between community-based organizations and
local colleges and universities around community building activities.

http://www.npcr.org/
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Michigan Land Use Institute
A movement to halt sprawl and improve the economy, environment, and quality of life. Home to the
Elm Street Writers Group.

http://www.mlui.org/
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Panchromatica
Weblog by British planner and consultant Ian Bertram.
http://ibanda.blogs.com/
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City Comforts Blog
Weblog examining urban issues from a mildly libertarian standpoint.
http://citycomfortsblog.typepad.com/
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Megacities
Annual Dutch lecture series. Includes full text archives from prior years.
http://www.megacities.nl/
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Urban Ecology
An organization dedicated to building ecologically and socially healthy cities.
http://www.urbanecology.org/
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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.

http://www.greatstreets.org/
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Infrastructure.ie
Presents categorized information and maps of Ireland's physical, social, and enterprise
infrastructure.

http://www.infrastructure.ie/
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The Social Life of Cities
A collection of photo essays illustrating aspects of public space, collective memory, urban design,
and architecture.

http://www.yale.edu/socdept/slc/
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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Strategies and guidelines for building safer communities through good design.
http://www.cpted-watch.com/
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CityMayors
News about the world's cities and how their mayors are dealing with today's urban issues.
http://www.citymayors.com/
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International Design and Environment Research Network
An independent network of professionals and academics developing multidisciplinary methods,
strategies, and techniques for cities in transition.

http://www.idern.net/
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International Federation for Housing and Planning - 2003 Conference
The theme of the 47th world congress is "cities and markets - shifts in urban
development."

http://www.europaforum.or.at/Homepageifhp2003/
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Urban Photo
Grassroots website established in 1999 to promote urbanism and explore issues through photography.
http://www.urbanphoto.net/
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Urban Residue
Papers on the nature of public space and profiles of progressive urban areas.
http://www.urbanresidue.com/
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Beyond Brilliance, Beyond Stupidity
A pair of weblogs showcasing positive and negative developments in urban planning, architecture and
design.

http://www.646industries.com/beyond/
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This Land is Ours
An introduction to the planning process prepared by the League of Women Voters.
http://www.lwvmi.org/frey1.htm
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Metropolis
An international association of global cities working towards developing solutions to issues
affecting large cities such as urban planning and development, the economy, the environment,
transport, infrastructure and communications.

http://www.metropolis.org/
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The Smarter Land Use Project
Focuses on improving the quality of proposed developments in settled areas. Includes a citizens
guidebook for achieving effective collaboration.

http://landuse.org/
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Parole
A thesaraus of modern concepts in urban development. For each there is a definition, bibliography
and its source publication.

http://parole.aporee.org/
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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.

http://www.urbansimulation.com
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Growth Management Toolbox
Site was created by students at the University of Virginia, Department of Urban and Environmental
Planning, School of Architecture to be useful to a broad audience, including both citizens and
decision-makers from across the country.

http://www.vapreservation.org/growth/intro1.htm
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Timeline of New Urbanism
A searchable database of key events in the history of new urbanism, as well as historical
influences.

http://www.NUtimeline.net/
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ArchNet
An online community and resource for architects, urban designers, landscape architects, planners,
and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.

http://archnet.org/
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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.

http://www.cyburbia.org/
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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.

http://www.msu.edu/user/socomm/
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Project for Public Spaces
Nonprofit technical assistance, research, and educational organization whose mission is to create
and sustain public places that build communities.

http://www.pps.org/
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Urban and Regional Innovation Research Unit (Urenio)
Information about European funded regional and urban development, innovation, and planning tools
and strategies.

http://www.urenio.org/
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Urbanology
Urban projects, ideas, and plans. Virtual tour in ghetto spaces, urban planning students network
and philosophy for the Urban Planning Department of Columbia.

http://www.urbanology.org/
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Los Angeles H* Urban Bureau
An urban design collaborative devoted to bridging the gap between the traditional development
process and the community.

http://www.lahub.net/
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Cyberhood
Virtual community centered on urban planning issues, including race, class, and gender. List-serv,
gallery, links.

http://www.thecyberhood.net/
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Radical Urban Theory
Writings on the modern urban condition.
http://www.rut.com/index.html
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Land Use Law
An overview provided by the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/land_use.html
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Suburbia Project
A collection of essays covering urban and suburban design, transportation modalities, habitat
preservation, urban farming, and social and environmental economics.

http://www.living-room.org/suburbia/contents.htm
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Urban Planning Topics
Dedicated to providing information and resources on urban and regional planning and environmental
issues.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/david.macleod/UTOPS.HTM
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Tide Pool - Growth Management
Goal is to provide the bioregional community with a daily source of the news they need to create a
conservation based economy.

http://www.tidepool.org/subjects/id.artshow.cfm?category=growth
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Smart Growth for Tennessee Towns and Counties
This guide summarizes the basic steps in a smart growth visioning and planning process. It reviews
techniques that can be used at each step.

http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/smart.htm
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Community Planning Task Force Scotland
Community planning is a process where a local authority and other organisations come together to
plan, provide and promote the well-being of their communities.

http://www.communityplanning.org.uk/
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Urban Futures
A project of the Reason Public Policy Institute. Promotes voluntary, private-sector and
market-oriented solutions to sprawl and other urban problems.

http://www.urbanfutures.org/
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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.

http://www.communityinitiatives.com/
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The Planning Exchange
Non-profit engaged in the exchange of information on urban and rural regeneration and development,
primarily in the UK.

http://www.planex.co.uk/
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The Land Centre
An internet clearinghouse providing instant access to information about real estate and land use
through our network of webpages.

http://www.landcentre.ca/
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Sustainable City
A non-profit organization dedicated to achieving a sustainable future for San Francisco.
http://www.sustainable-city.org/
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National League of Cities
The nation's oldest and largest resource for advocacy and research on issues affecting American
cities and towns.

http://www.nlc.org
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Citistates Group
Network of journalists, speakers and advisers committed to competitive, equitable and sustainable
21st century metropolitan regions.

http://www.citistates.com/
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Sustainable Communities Network
Connects citizens with resources to implement innovative processes and programs to restore the
economic, environmental, and social health and vitality of their communities.

http://www.sustainable.org/
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Creative Spaces
Inspiration, ideas and support for creative community involvement in urban design
http://www.creativespaces.org.uk
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Planum
Selected European planning journals, an extensive planning web guide, archives of plans, and events
from the town and regional planning world.

http://www.planum.net/
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Land Use Planning Information Network
An information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a
variety of electronic data describing California's rich and diverse environments.

http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/
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Sustainable Development Center
U.S. Department of Energy's Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development website.
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/
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Village At
Providing information about land use issues and sustainable land development.
http://www.villageat.org/
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career profile of urban and regional planners from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos057.htm
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Urban Environmental Management
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.

http://www.gdrc.org/uem/
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Ordinance.com
Pay site with free sections providing land use ordinances, maps, design guides, and similar
services. Registration requried.

http://www.ordinance.com/
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Urban Planning Now
Job postings and links to planning employers.
http://www.urbanplanningnow.com/
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Planetizen
A public-interest information exchange for the urban planning and development community. Urban
planning and development news, job opportunities, commentary and events.

http://www.planetizen.com/
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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.

http://www.ecoiq.com/onlineresources/anthologies/landuse/index.html
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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.

http://www.clui.org/
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Common Ground - Community Mapping Project
Victoria, British Columbia-based organization using mapping as a tool to get citizens involved in
planning.

http://www3.telus.net/cground/
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Congress for New Urbanism
A San Francisco based non-profit organization that works with architects, developers, and planners,
teaching how to implement the principles of new urbanism.

http://www.cnu.org/
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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, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, towns, and cities.

http://www.newurbanism.org/
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Urban Planning, 1794-1918
An international anthology of primary source material for the study of how urban planning developed
up to the end of World War I. Includes articles, conference papers, and reports.

http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/homepage.htm
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The Social Developer
An examination of issues in modern urban development and its influence on the lives of urban
dwellers.

http://www.hillside.ca
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CityNet
An Asia-Pacific regional network of local authorities, with an agenda empahsizing urban
development.

http://www.citynet-ap.org/
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Aspects of Modern Geography
Information about the mobility habits of urban people including urban planning, transportation
planning and psycho-social habits. Based on several German studies.

http://home.t-online.de/home/jok.geo/intro.htm
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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.

http://www.plannersweb.com/
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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.

http://www.uli.org/
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