Useful links
The following is a large collection of links relevant to urban planning. Students may find many of these links useful both for studio projects and for the preparation of research papers. Links of general interest are listed below. Other links have been organized into six categories:
- Key Topics in Urban Planning
Links on public space, transportation, and housing
- Research- and Practice-Related
Links to various research groups and institutions active in areas relevant to urban planning, including the major professional organisations and real-estate resources
- Relevant Publications
Links to relevant scholarly journals and other planning-related publications
- Online Resources
Links to a variety of online information sources, including links to online maps and air photos.
- Language, Thought, and Effective Writing
Links to style guides, professional writing, and other material useful for research and writing endeavours
- Montréal
Links to key local government agencies plus a few general interest links
NOTE: The links on these pages are provided for information purposes only. The listing of a link does not constitute an endorsement of the site content.
General Interest Links
AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning
APA - American Planning Association
API - Atlantic Planners Institute
The Bakewell Project (England)
CIP - Canadian Institute of Planners
Cyburbia: the urban planning portal
German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt)
The Green Belt Movement
Green Tourism Association (Toronto)
Institut d'urbanisme (Université de Montréal)
OPPI - Ontario Professional Planners Institute
OUQ - Ordre des urbanistes du Québec (in French only)
Planetizen Planning & Development Network
Planning Amidst Diversity: The Challenges of Multiculturalism in Urban and Suburban Greater Toronto (Ph.D. Thesis)
Planning Bibliographies (University of Nottingham)
Planetizen Planning & Development Network
Planning the Post-Sprawl Era
Proceedings of a 2001 conference at the University of Southern California
Planning Resource Online (UK)
Projet PACTE Myrand
Participative planning project for a part of the Université Laval campus
Québec urbain
Québec City Planning / Urban Design Division
RMI - Rocky Mountain Institute
RTPI - Royal Town Planning Institute (UK)
San Francisco Density / Urban Form Explorer
Terrestrial Ecozones Map (Atlas of Canada)
Town and Traffic Foundation
The Urban Ecologist (newsletter)