43D
http://www.43d.com/
This is the home page of 43D ApS, a software and consulting company originating from research at the University of Aarhus and the University of Lancaster. The site details products, including Topos, a 3D virtual reality tool for landscape and visual assesment, letting users interact in real time with large terrains and models on the terrain. A free, time-limited trial version is available to download.
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A new vision for York
http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/1859351042.pdf
This is a commissioned report by URBED for the York Rowntree Foundation and York's Local Strategic Partnership, Without Walls. The report addresses two fundamental issues on the future development of York: first, the type of development that should take place; and second, how the development can be of benefit and relevance to the whole population in York. As well as offering proposals for York's future development, the report also examines York's historical development, its current socio-economic characteristics and its current development policies. The document is available in PDF format.
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Advisory Council for Research on Spatial Planning, Nature and the Environment (RMNO)
http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/organisatie/ORG1237019/
The website of the Dutch Advisory Council for Research on Spatial Planning, Nature and the Environment (RMNO), which advises the government on the content and structure of scientific, social and political research on environmental issues. The website gives information on the composition and members of the council, its agenda, projects and publications, some of which may be read online in PDF format. The News section of the site contains the text of lectures and presentations given by members of the Council. The site, which uses frames, is written in Dutch, with some material translated into English.
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Alfred Weber : Theory of the Location of Industries, 1909
http://csiss.ncgia.ucsb.edu/classics/content/51
This web page created by David Fearon outlines Alfred Weber's theory of the location of industries and is part of the "CSISS Classics" by Don Janelle of the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, "... provides summaries and illustrations of major contributions to spatial thinking in the social sciences" and are intended to be 'guides for those interested in exploring intellectual inheritance from previous generations'. The web page provides background information to Alfred Weber's work, his innovations and publications in addition to related works. Links from this page are also provided.
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Alonso's Bid Rent Function Theory
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/alonso.htm
This page was created by Professor Thayer Watkins of the Economics Department at San Jose State University for an Urban Economics course. The page provides a brief outline of William Alonso's bid-rent function theory, which extends the von Thunen's model to urban land uses.
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American Planning Association
http://www.planning.org/
The American Planning Association shares this website with its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners. Their remit is to advance the art and science of planning and to foster the activity of physical, economic and social planning at the local, regional, state and national levels. The website provides information on planning research, guides to legislative and policy issues and a searchable online bookshop.
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American Wind Energy Association
http://www.awea.org/
This is the website of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) who promote wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world. AWEA is a national trade association that represents wind power plant developers, wind turbine manufacturers, utilities, consultants, insurers, financiers, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry. The website provides information on wind energy projects operating worldwide, new projects in various stages of development, companies working in the wind energy field, technology development and policy developments related to wind and other renewable energy development. Wind energy factsheets are available to download in PDF format and an html version of the Association's newsletter.
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APA policy guides : American Planning Association
http://www.planning.org/policy/guides/
This is a section of the American Planning Association (APA) website which features a variety of policy guides. The policy guides are detailed best practice documents which are approved by the delegates, committees and directors of the APA. Issues addressed by the policy guides include billboard control, energy, homelessness, housing, urban redevelopment, smart growth, agriculture and transportation. Each Policy Guide can be downloaded in full as a PDF file.
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Arc Manche
http://www.arcmanche.com/en/news-and-events/latest-news/
This site describes initiatives towards the establishment of the Arc Manche region in Europe between the "Regions of Brittany, Nord-Pas de Calais, Lower Normandy, Upper Normandy, Picardy and the Counties of Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, West Sussex, East Sussex and the Isle of Wight." One of the aims of Arc Manche is "achieving improved integration of the Channel coastal regions within Europe." The site includes information on the founding aims; the partners, with a map of information on key sectors, features, and projects of the involved French Regions and British local authorities; common issues "such as the management of the coastal areas, the development of coastal and maritime tourism, cross-Channel transport links, harbour flow management, links to the hinterland, maritime safety as well as fishing and the management of fishing resources;" strategy; and activities, containing a Transmanche Atlas. The site is available in English and French.
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Architecture and building : resources by topic
http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/rsrce/webresources/
This resource is an architecture internet resource guide compiled by Jeanne Brown of the Architecture Studies Library, University of Nevada. This guide covers primarily architecture, building, construction and AEC sites, as well as design, real estate, housing, urban, energy and environment sites to a lesser extent.
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Around the planning world in 90 minutes
http://www.nh.gov/oep/programs/MRPA/conferences/documents/planninghistory.p
This is a PowerPoint presentation by Joanne Cassulo and Sandrine Thibault of the New Hampshire Government. It explores the history of urban planning in North America and Western Europe. It highlights the critical moments, ideas and figures in Western Planning in the last two hundred years. These include Baron Haussmann's modernisation of Paris, Ebenezer Howard's Garden City and Le Corbusier's Radiant City. It finishes by examining recent urban renewal projects in Boston.
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Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA)
http://www.apsaweb.org/
The Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA) is a non-profit and non-political association that aims at providing opportunities for scholars and planners to discuss issues related to planning, to exchange opinions and understand problems of planning in Asian countries and to foster new generations of academics and professional planners in Asia. The site provides full details of the contact details of members and an Asian Planning Schools Directory.
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Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP)
http://www.acsp.org/
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning is a consortium of American university-based programs offering credentials in urban and regional planning. Acting together, the ACSP member school faculty are able to express their shared commitments to understanding the dynamics of urban and regional development, enhancing planning practices, and improving the education of both novice and experienced planners. The site details conference information, careers in planning information, publications and contact details of planning schools.
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Attitudes to higher density developments in the South East
http://www.urbed.com/cgi-bin/get_binary_doc_object.cgi?doc_id=223&fname=ext
This is a report published in 2004 written by the consultants URBED for the South East England Regional Assembly's Urban Renaissance Advisory Group. The report outlines the results of a comprehensive survey of the opinions of elected Councillors on Planning Committees in South East England towards high density developments in the region and the difficulties in implementing central government policy for housing. The full document is available to download in PDF format.
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Australian and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools (ANZAPS)
http://www.anzaps.org/
The Australian and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools (ANZAPS) is an informal grouping of planning academics from Australia and New Zealand, modelled on similar organisations in the US, Europe and Asia. It meets once a year over two days to exchange views and experiences on planning teaching.
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Australian Local Government Association
http://www.alga.asn.au/index.php?id=0661cc952ac271312db40b4335c87c89
This is the website of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), which represents local government interests in Australia. The website contains the ALGA's comprehensive policy research on the following subjects: cultural diversity, emergency management, local government finance, health and ageing, indigenous issues, information technology, international relations, planning and housing, regional development, and transport. The website also features ALGA reports and presentations; media releases; transcriptions of speeches by ALGA officials; conference and events details, and links to related websites.
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Autonomous Geographies
http://www.autonomousgeographies.org/
This is the website for the ESRC-funded Autonomous Geographies project which ran from 2005-2007. The project examined the way in activists try to create "non-capitalist, collective forms of politics, identity and citizenship" and the spaces they create. It focused on three case studies, namely resistance to housing privatisation and gentrification in Leeds, sustainable living in South West Wales, and the development of a 'social centre' in Newcastle. The website features information on the project, the case studies, a weblog, glossary of terms, reading lists and links to related websites. Although the project as such has now ended, the website is still being updated.
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Barker Review of Land Use Planning
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/planning/planningpolicyim
This webpage details the Barker Review of Land Use Planning, conducted by Kate Barker for the UK government body, Communities and Local Government. The remit of the Report is to access the efficiency and speed of the planning process in England, its relationship to business and economic development, and the delivery of sustainable communities. The website features background information on the report, an in-depth interim consultation report and will host the final report itself. Documents are available to download as PDF files.
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Barker Review of Land Use Planning
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/barkerreview_land_use_planning_index.htm
This HM Treasury webpage provides access to all parts of the Barker Review of Land Use Planning, conducted by Kate Barker and requested by the Chancellor and the Deputy Prime Minister. The review aimed to address issues around the efficiency and speed of the planning process in England, its relationship to business and economic development, and the delivery of sustainable development goals. The webpage gives access to background information on the report, research commissioned for the review, an in-depth interim consultation report and the final report. All the documents are available to download as PDF files.
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Belfast : state of the city
http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/stateofthecity/
This initiative seeks to find better ways for organisations to work together on the development and regeneration problems facing the city of Belfast. The website features numerous full-text policy and research documents, many of which are in PDF format. The information on the website focuses on the development and regeneration of the city, transformation projects, and studies of the economic future.
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Better neighbourhoods : making higher densities work
http://www.urbed.com/cgi-bin/get_binary_doc_object.cgi?doc_id=236&fname=ext
This is a report published in 2005 written by the consultants URBED for the Corporation of London and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). It focuses on the issue of how to increase the supply of quality high density housing in areas of high demand and examines the benefits and barriers to this type of development. It draws on case studies of housing developments within the UK. The full document is available to download in PDF format.
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British-Trees.com
http://www.british-trees.com/
The British Trees website was created by Bill Unsworth at the end of 1994, then he handed it over to the Woodland Trust in 2004. The site dedicated to British Trees provides an introductory guide to native British trees, an extensive British trees bibliography and, a small, but growing Photo and Photomicrograph Collection.
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Bureau of Land Management : US Department of the Interior
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en.html
This website is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). BLM is an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, administers 261 million acres of America's public lands, located primarily in 12 Western States. The BLM sustains the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The site provides information on the BLM including a collection of annual performance plans and reports, annual reports, strategic plans and other publications. Some of these documents are published in PDF formats which require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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Business Improvement Districts Scotland (BIDS)
http://www.bids-scotland.com/
Business Improvement Districts (BIDS) is "a one-stop source for information on BIDs in Scotland". Created by the Scottish Executive, it features detailed information on Business Improvement District legislation and the pilot schemes in Bathgate, Clackmannanshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow and Inverness. It also contains good practice guidance, news reports and links to related websites.
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Business Improvement Districts, urban governance and the politics of creating safe, welcoming and profitable consumption spaces
http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/geography/postgraduate/research/currentstud
This is a PowerPoint presentation by Ian R. Cook of the School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester. It examines the changing nature of urban policing and its relationship to urban regeneration in England and Wales with a case study of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). The first half of the presentation looks at the changing actors, styles and goals of urban policing. The second half explores the role Business Improvement Districts play in urban policing and how they interact with other institutions of urban policing. The resource is available to download in PDF format.
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