Basic Guides

Guidelines for Preparing Urban Plans, by Larz T. Anderson. Chicago, Ill.: Planners Press, American Planning Association, 1995. Includes bibliographical references and index.
HT167.A745 1995 DAAP Stacks

Information Sources in Urban and Regional Planning: A Directory and Guide to Reference Materials, by Edward E. Duensing. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, 1994. An up-to-date annotated guide to the planning literature. Includes computer software as well as print publication. Lists planning organizations, organized by discipline. Covers titles published since 1979.
Z5942.D87 1994 DAAP Stacks

International Handbook on Land Use Planning. Nicholas N. Patricios, ed. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986. Includes bibliographies and index.
HD108.6.I58 1986 DAAP Stacks

Project Reference File (Urban Land Institute). Washington, 1971-. 
HT166.U742 DAAP Reference

Social Science Reference Sources: A Practical Guide, by Tze-chung Li. 2nd ed. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. Approximately one third of the volume covers social sciences in general. The rest of the volume is devoted to the social science subdisciplines. Contains approximately 2200 entries.
Z7161.A1 L5 1990 Langsam Stacks

Time-Saver Standards for Residential Development. Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995. 
NA9051.T55 1995 DAAP Reference

Urban Planning, A Guide to Information Sources, by Ernest R. Alexander, Anthony Catanese, and David S. Sawicki. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1979. Restricted to comprehensive planning, integrating and coordinating urban activities. Classic titles, emphasizing books.
Z5942.A45 DAAP Stacks

Bibliographies

Cities and Towns in American History: A Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations. Arthur P. Young, comp. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989. Geographical and topical indexes to U.S. doctoral dissertations about cities and towns in American history. Topics include urban planning and design, urbanization, and housing.
Z7164.U7 Y7 1989 SW Depository

City Planning Bibliography: A Basic Bibliography of Sources and Trends, by George C. Bestor and Holway R. Jones. 3rd ed. NY: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1972. Comprehensive annotated bibliography of books on theory and practice. Useful for material before 1972.
HT123.B474 LAW Stacks

Council of Planning Librarians Bibliographies.
Each bibliography is on a specific topic touching on some aspect of city planning, urbanization, and related problems. Range of topics is very wide, international in scope, and some deal with historical or background information on urban affairs. Indexed by subject and author with annotations provided. Of particular use to those beginning planning research are: 

History of Urban and Regional Planning: An Annotated Bibliography, by Anthony Sutcliffe. London: Mansell Publishing, 1981. Over 1,400 annotated entries on planning history and 19th-century antecedents, individual planners, aspects of urban and regional planning, planning in individual cities and towns, and planning as a world movement. British emphasis.
Z5942.S93 DAAP Reference

Housing Policy: An International Bibliography, by Tony Newsom. London; New York: Mansell, 1986. 
Z7164.H8 N48 1986 DAAP Reference

Journal of Planning Literature. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1986. 
HT166.J6 v.1-14 DAAP Journal

Periodical Literature on United States Cities. A Bibliography and Subject Guide, by Barbara Smith Shearer. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983. Over 4900 selected periodical articles published from 1970-81 on the 170 U.S. cities with a population of 100,000 or more.
Z5942.S464 1983 Langsam Stacks

Public Administration Series: Bibliography. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1978-1991. Over 3,000 bibliographies in broad field of social science and public administration. Useful as "door-openers" to topical subjects. Quality varies. Generally not annotated. Cumulated indexes with author, subject, and title.
Z7164.A2 P7 Langsam Reference

Urban America Examined: A Bibliography, by Dale E. Casper. New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1985. A selective introduction to the literature of urban studies in America. Chapter prefaces succinctly place some 2,000 citations in context. Annotations and listing of important sources are very useful. Both subject and local research are covered, and are indexed geographically and topically.
Z7164.U7 C375 1983 SW Depository

Biographies of Planners

Dictionary of American Communal and Utopian History, by Robert S. Fogarty. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980. Approximately half the volume is comprised of brief biographies of 140 individuals who had prominent roles in the development or leading of utopian communities. Also includes brief articles on more than 200 utopian communites. Bibliography.
HX653.F65 Langsam Reference

Early Urban Planning, 1870-1940. Richard LeGates and Frederic Stout, ed. London: Routledge/Thoemmes Press, 1998. 
NA9094.E2 1998 v.1-9 DAAP Stacks

Encyclopedia of Community Planning and Environmental Management, by Marilyn Spiegel Schultz. New York: Facts on File, 1984. Concise, clearly written definitions of over 2,000 concepts and terms. Also includes brief biographies of noted planners. Includes photos, diagrams, illustrations.
HD108.6 S38 1984 DAAP Reference

History of Housing in the U.S., 1930-1980, by Joseph B. Mason. Houston: Gulf Pub. Co., Book Division, 1982. Includes many brief biographies of American planners and builders.
HD7293.M325 1982 Langsam Stacks

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. David L. Sills, ed. [New York] Macmillan [1968]. Vol. 18: Biographical supplement (New York: Free Press). 
H40.A2 I5 v.1-18 Langsam Reference

Introduction to Planning History in the United States. Donald A. Krueckeberg, ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, 1983. Introduction to the history of the city planning profession from its roots in the middle of the 19th century through its emergence around the turn of the century to the present day. Important planners are introduced.
HT167.I57 1983 DAAP Stacks

Urban America: Documenting the Planners. Catalog of an exhibition at the John M. Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, October 21-December 31, 1985, held on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the City and Regional Planning Program at Cornell. Compiled by Elaine D. Engst and H. Thomas Hickerson. Ithaca, N.Y.: Dept. of Manuscripts and University Archives, Cornell University Libraries, 1985. Catalog includes images and biographical texts.
NA9108.E5 1985 DAAP Stacks

The Urbanists, 1865-1915, by Dana F. White. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989. Includes biographical information about early American planners.
HT384.U5 W46 1989 Langsam Stacks

Book Reviews

Book Review Index
Z1035.A1 B6 Langsam Reference

Design Book Review. Berkeley: Design Book Review, 1983--; quarterly. Informative reviews in the "Cities" section, plus occasional reviews in the "History" section.
Z5941.D47 DAAP Journals

Journal of Planning Education and Research. Champaign, IL: Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, 1981--; quarterly. See "book reviews" section. Includes dissertation abstracts and reviews by planning educators. Vol. 6, no. 3 (Spring 1987) includes cumulative index to vols. 1-6 (1981/82- 1986/87).
NA9000.J6 DAAP Journals

Journal of Planning Literature. Winter 1985/86--; quarterly. This excellent publication lists and abstracts recent books and journal articles, arranged by subject. 
HT166.J6 DAAP Journals

Codes of Ethics

AICP/APA Ethical Principles in Planning. American Institute of Certified Planners Roster.  Washington, D.C.: The Institute, 1980--; biennial. 
URL: http://www.planning.org/abtaicp/ethics.htm
NA9000.A54 1996/1997  DAAP Reference

Code of Professional Conduct. Administrative Manual for Consulting Planners. [Washington]: American Society of Consulting Planners, 1992, [pp.I-1 - I-2]. 
HT167.A5755 1992  DAAP Stacks

Code of Ethics. ULI Sourcebook. Washington, D.C.: ULI--the Urban Land Institute. Annual. The membership directory of the Urban Land Institute. Special features include a real estate information resource list, ULI's Code of Ethics, and a buyers' guide.
HD257.U44  DAAP Reference

Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Development: Third World Economy, Environment, Society. Brian W.W. Welsh and Pavel Butorin, ed. 2 vols. Garland Pub., 1990. Definitions and descriptions of the major facts, concepts, events, and issues concerning the Third World development process. Sources are cited.
HC59.7.D513 1990 Langsam Reference

Housing: A Multidisciplinary Dictionary, by Kamal S. Sayegh. Ottawa: ABCD Academy Book, 1987. Contains more than 28,000 terms with short, explanatory definitions.
HD7287.5.S28 1987 Langsam Reference

International Planning Glossaries. Gordon Logie, ed. New York: Elsevier; Hempstead, England: International Planning Glossaries. In English, French, Italian, Dutch, German, Swedish, Finnish. Comprises four volumes, each devoted to particular sectors of planning.

The New Illustrated Book of Development Definitions, by Harvey S. Moskowitz. Piscataway, N.J.: Center for Urban Policy Research, 1993. Offers approximately1800 definitions and 600 commentaries, with a special focus on terms useful in zoning and development ordinances.
HT167.M683 1993 DAAP Stacks

Urban Public Transportation Glossary. Benita H. Gray, ed.; Subcommitee on Urban Public Transportation Terms, Commitee...Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board, 1989. Lists terms related to urban public transportation planning and operations, with brief definitions.
HE141.U74 1989 DAAP Reference

Directories

Guide to Graduate Education in Urban and Regional Planning. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, 1984--; biennial. Lists 81 U.S. and Canadian schools, 20 of which include PhD programs along with the Master's program. Roster of faculty teaching at least 50% time. Information tables include "school data," "admissions & curriculum," and faculty.
HT167.G84 1996 DAAP Reference

Guide to Undergraduate Education in Urban Planning and Related Fields. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, 1982--; irregular. Lists 51 U.S. and Canadian schools offering an undergraduate degree in planning, as well as 24 schools offering non-degree curricula.
HT167.G85 1994 DAAP Reference

Professional Organizations:

American Institute of Certified Planners. Roster. 1980--; biennial. Title and business address usually provided. Includes a directory of other national planning associations.
URL: http://www.planning.org/abtaicp/abtaicp.html

American Planning Association. Membership directory. 1990--; irregular. 
URL: http://www.planning.org/

Asian Planning Schools Association(Univ. of Hong Kong)
URL: http://www.hku.hk/cupem/apsa/

Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
URL: http://www.acsp.org/

Directory of Metropolitan Planning Organizations and State Transportation Agencies, prepared by John Hohl. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, [1992]. Lists metropolitan planning organizations for transportation serving major metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Langsam GovPub TD1.20/10:92-12

International Society of City and Regional Planners. List of members = Liste des membres = Mitgliederliste. 1992--; annual. Includes professional code of conduct.
URL: http://titsoc.soc.titech.ac.jp:80/isocarp/

Urban and Regional Information Systems Association. URISA membership directory. 1980--; annual. 
URL: http://www.urisa.org/

Urban Land Institute. ULI Sourcebook. Washington D.C.: ULI - the Urban Land Institute. Annual. The membership directory of the Urban Land Institute. Special features include a real estate information resource lsit, ULI's Code of Ethics, and a buyer's guide.
URL: http://www.uli.org/
HD257.U44 1994 DAAP Reference

Directories of Governmental, Non-Governmental, & Research Organizations:

CSG State Directory. Directory III, Administrative Officials. Council of State Governments, 1967--; biennial. Issued as Supplement 3 to The Book of the states. Includes state-by- state listings of state planning agencies and agencies the coordinate geographic information systems with state government.
JK2403.S66 1996  Langsam Reference

The Development Directory; a guide to the international development community in the United States and Canada. Editorial PKG; 1988/89--; annual. Lists organizations and individuals active in international development. Identifies activity "sectors" ranging from agriculture, economics, and housing to infrastructure, rural development, and urban studies.
HC60.D476 1991  Langsam Reference

Directory of Bodies Concerned with Urban and Regional Research. New York: United Nations, Economic Commission for Europe, 1990--; irregular. Describes organization of urban and regional research in Economic Commission for Europe member countries. International governmental and non-governmental organizations also included.
HT165.53.E85 D57 1990  DAAP Reference Oversize

Directory of Information Resources in Housing and Urban Development. HUD USER, 1989. Includes descriptive listings of organizations involved with housing and urban development.
HD7286.5.D57 1989  DAAP Reference

Directory of Planning and Urban Affairs Libraries in the United States and Canada, 1990, Patricia Coatsworth, ed.. 5th ed. Council of Planning Librarians, 1990. 
Z7164.O7 D5 1990  DAAP Stacks

Encyclopedia of Associations.  Gale Research Company, 1957--. Comprehensive source of detailed information on more than 20,000 nonprofit American membership organizations of national or regional scope. Indexed by name, keyword, geography, and executive officer. The Web version is titled Associations Unlimited.
URL: http://galenet.gale.com/m/mcp/prodlist 

Information Sources in Urban and Regional Planning: A Directory and Guide to Reference Materials, by Edward E. Duensing. Center for Urban Policy Research, 1994. An up-to-date annotated guide to the planning literature. Includes computer software as well as print publication. Lists planning organizations, organized by discipline. Covers titles published since 1979.
Z5942.D87 1994  DAAP Stacks

The Municipal Year Book. International City/County Management Association, 1922--; annual. A handbook for city managers and other officials, it is a practical guide to current policy issues, a compilation of statistics, and a set of useful county and municipal directories, including phone numbers.
JS342.A2 I52  DAAP Stacks

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Community Planning and Environmental Management, by Marilyn Spiegel Schultz. Facts on File, 1984. Concise, clearly written definitions of over 2,000 concepts and terms. Also includes historical material, landmark court cases, major legislation, and brief biographies of noted planners. Includes photos, diagrams, illustrations. Acronyms and their meanings.
HD108.6.S38 1984 DAAP Reference

Encyclopedia of the Third World, by George Thomas Kurian. 3 vols. Facts on File, 1992. Includes substantial readable articles on more than 100 Third World countries.
HC59.7.K87 1992 Langsam Reference

Encyclopedia of Urban Planning. Arnold Whittick, Ed.-in-chief. McGraw-Hill, 1974. In addition to defining terms and concepts used in urban planning, identifies prominent names in the field and systematically covers planning and its history in 48 countries where systems of planning legislation and administration are maintained. Photographs, maps, and bibliographies. British emphasis.
HT166.E5 DAAP Reference

Environmental Planning: A Condensed Encyclopedia, by Alan Gilpin. Noyes Publications, 1986. Concise articles on international land use and planning. Particularly strong for U.S., U.K., and Australia.
HC79.E5 G52 1986 DAAP Reference

Human Settlement. John Rennie Short, general ed. Oxford University Press, 1992. Illustrated with excellent color photos, maps, and plans, this overview of global human settlement explores various themes of regional urban and rural settlement. One major city from each region is highlighted.
HT65.H85 1992 Geology/Physics Reference

Third World Guide: The World as Seen by the Third World. Editora Terceiro Mundo. Irregular. Contains country-by-country profiles of the Third World; includes countries you might not expect, e.g., Finland and the Vatican City State. Each profile provides a narrative report and socioeconomic and demographic facts and figures. Also includes thematic articles with a Third World perspective; e.g., housing, global warming, cartography, demography.
JF60.T45 1989/1990 Langsam Reference

World Encyclopedia of Cities, by George Thomas Kurian. ABC-CLIO, 1993. Coverage: Vol.l: United States, A-M, Vol.2: United States, N-Z, & Canada. 
HT108.5 K87 1993 Langsam Reference

Indexes and Abstracts

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals.
Indexes articles on architecture in the widest sense, including city planning and housing. 1977 to present.  Selected journals indexed beginning in late 1800's.

Business Source Premier
indexes over 3200 periodicals and contains full text for over 2700 scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business. 1965 to present

Eksitics Index of Periodicals: Selected Articles from Periodicals on Human Settlements.
For each monthly issue, articles are selected from 50 to 60 journals from a wide range of countries, selection being based on the interest to planners, architects, and social scientists concerned with ekistics; the science of city and area planning in relation to basic need of the individual and the entire community. 
HT101.E56  DAAP Reference Index

Environmental Science & Pollution Management.
A multidisciplinary database of abstracts and citations covering the environmental sciences. 

Geographical Abstracts.  Human Geography. 
G1.G3583  GEOPHYS Journals

GPO Monthly Catalog.
A current bibliography of publications issued by all branches of the government including both the congressional and the department and bureau publications. 1976 to present. 

Index to Current Urban Documents.
The only guide to local government publications and documents issued by and for municipalities. Includes some statistics and census information. There are geographic and subject indexes. 1972 to present. 
Z1223.6A1 I55  Langsam Reference
Index to Current Urban Documents Online. Aug. 2000 to present.

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS).
Covers all subjects that bear on contemporary public issues and policy. Indexes publications issued in the following six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Emphasis is on factual and statistical information.  OhioLINK, 1972 to present. 

Sage Urban Studies Abstracts.
Each issue contains approximately 250 separate abstracts of important recent literature on all aspects of urban environments. 
HT51.S24  DAAP Reference Index

Social Science Citation Index.
The subject of a search is symbolized by the starting reference rather than a word or subject heading. The searcher starts with a reference or an author identified through a footnote, book, encyclopedia or conventional index. This publication enables the user to identify related writings.  OhioLINK, 1990 to present. 

Urban Affairs Abstracts.
Published by the National League of Cities, this publication provides an up-to-the-date guide to urban literature. There is a geographic index by state and city. Indexes a wide range of political, social and urban planning journals. 
HT101.U622  Langsam Storage

Internet Resources

Center for Urban Planning Research
URL: http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/cupr/frpage.htm 

City of Cincinnati Planning Department
URL: http://www.queencity.com/govern/cincinnati/planning.htm 

Cyburbia.org--Internet Resources for the Built Environment
URL: http://www.cyburbia.org/ 
Comprehensive starting place - Highly recommended

Design Center for American Urban Landscape image bank
http://www.designcenter.umn.edu/imagebank/index.html
The Design Center Image Bank contains over 17,000 images, including low-level oblique aerial photographs and eye-level images. The current focus of the collection is the Twin Cities metropolitan region in Minnesota and dates from the early 1990s through the present. Both built and natural environments are included with many images of typical environments--such as downtowns and suburban sprawl--that are relevant to other locations.

Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission and Rural Zoning Commission
URL: http://www.hamilton-co.org/hcrpc/default.asp?NavBar=1 

Internet Resources for Planning Research (Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Library) 
URL: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/cityweb.html 

Planning Resources on the Web
URL: http://www.athena.state.ri.us/planningresources/default.htm 

Urban Land Institute
URL: http://www.uli.org/ 

World Development Indicators
URL: http://devdata.worldbank.org/dataonline

VCU's Urban Studies and Planning Page (Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning) 
URL: http://www.has.vcu.edu/usp/ 
Includes abstracts of articles in the latest issue of JAPA, as well as links to other Internet sites.

Library Catalogs

Special Collections

"701" Planning and Management: 39 Program Ideas [microform]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, [1978]. 
HH 1.2:P 69/9  Langsam MicroGov

Urban Documents Microfiche Collection. [Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1973]. This unique collection of American and some Canadian local government publications, including municipal documents (including school districts) for cities, counties, and provinces.  The
Index to Current Urban Documents (Z1223.6.A1 I55  Langsam Reference) provides excellent geographic and subject indexing to the microfiche collection. 
Micro-fiche 1068  Langsam Microforms

Statistical Sources

U.S. Census Bureau
URL: http://www.census.gov/

County and City Data Book  
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html

American Factfinder
Population, housing, economic and geographic data
URL: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

FedStats
Gateway to statistics from over 100 Federal Agencies
http://www.fedstats.gov/

Statistical Abstracts of the United States
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/

Statistical Resources on the Web
Comprehensive gateway to statistical sources compiled by the Documents Center, University of Michigan Library
URL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

Index to International Statistics.
A guide and index to the statistical publications of the world's major intergovernmental organizations, including the United Nations system, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the European Community. Focuses coverage on basic economic, demographic, industrial and social statistics. Includes references to the working papers of the World Bank. Indexed by subject, name, geographic area, category, issuing source, title, and publication number. 
HA17.I535  Langsam Reference

STAT-USA
Economic, business, and international trade information from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
URL: http://www.stat-usa.gov/

Statistical Reference Index.
A selective guide to American statistical publications from sources other than the U.S. government. Provides statistics of private U.S. organizations and state government agencies. It should complement or "fill in" gaps of federal statistical information. Indexed by subject and name; geographic, economic, and demographic catergories; issuing source; and title. 
Z7554.U5.S8  Langsam GovPub Reference

Selected Internet Resources on Statistics
from the Librarian's Index to the Internet
URL: http://www.lii.org/

The DAAP Library gratefully acknowledges Deborah Sommer, City Planning Librarian at U.C.Berkeley, for developing this guide.

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