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AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment
This site provides maps and graphics relating population dynamics and the environment.

 

American Planning Association
Consult with a librarian for membership login information.

Best Practices
"This searchable database contains over 2150 proven solutions from more than 140 countries to the common social, economic and environmental problems of an urbanizing world. It demonstrates the practical ways in which public, private and civil society sectors are working together to improve governance, eradicate poverty, provide access to shelter, land and basic services, protect the environment and support economic development."

 

Blackader-Lauterman Electronic Resources for Urban Planning

 

Center for Urban Planning Research  

 

City of Cincinnati Planning Department   

Congress for New Urbanism
provides access to information relating to New Urbanism, a movement to reform all aspects of real estate development. Their work affects regional and local plans. They are involved in new development, urban retrofits, and suburban infill. In all cases, New Urbanist neighborhoods are walkable, and contain a diverse range of housing and jobs. New Urbanists support regional planning for open space, appropriate architecture and planning, and the balanced development of jobs and housing. Bibliographies and selected image resources are available from this site as well.

 

Cyburbia.org--Internet Resources for the Built Environment  
Comprehensive starting place - highly recommended.

 

Design Center for American Urban Landscape Image Bank
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.

 

Environmental Planning Online

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center - UC
This web site contains a comprehensive resource for students and faculty who are considering electronic thesis or dissertation submission. You will find complete instructions on creating and submitting your thesis or dissertation to the University of Cincinnati and OhioLINK, training materials on converting your Word and WordPerfect documents to PDF, a multitude of guides to various PDF enhancements, and many links to more resources.

GISSA
The Joint Center for Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis at the University of Cincinnati

Government information on the Internet
ZA5075 .N69 2003   


Green Design / Sustainable Architecture: Resources

 

www.knowledgeplex.org

 

International Institute for Sustainable Development

 

Internet Resources for Planning Research

 

Planetizen

 

PlannersWeb & Planning Commissioners Journal

UNESCO-MOST Clearing House for Best Practices

 

Urban Land Institute  

 

VCU's Urban Studies and Planning Page (Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning)   
Includes abstracts of articles in the latest issue of JAPA, as well as links to other Internet sites.

 

World Development Indicators

 

World Wide Web Virual Library: Sustainable Development

 

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