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. www.newurbanism.org
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. www.plannersweb.com
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. www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/homepage.htm
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. www.clui.org
A public-interest information exchange for the urban planning and development community. Urban planning and development news, job opportunities, commentary and events. www.planetizen.com
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. www.gdrc.org/uem
LUPIN (Land Use Planning Information Network) is an information service that supports and addresses California land use planning issues via the CERES web. ceres.ca.gov/planning
Selected European planning journals, an extensive planning web guide, archives of plans, and events from the town and regional planning world. www.planum.net
A project of the Reason Public Policy Institute. Promotes voluntary, private-sector and market-oriented solutions to sprawl and other urban problems. www.urbanfutures.org
A collection of essays covering urban and suburban design, transportation modalities, habitat preservation, urban farming, and social and environmental economics. www.living-room.org/suburbia/contents.htm
Urban projects, ideas, and plans. Virtual tour in ghetto spaces, urban planning students network and philosophy for the Urban Planning Department of Columbia. www.urbanology.org
A study of social capital in urban blocks of Lansing, Michigan demonstrating its relationship to quality of life and social behavior. www.msu.edu/user/socomm
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. www.cyburbia.org
An online community and resource for architects, urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world. archnet.org
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