LAR 545.001 Resource Page
Planetizen
Planetizen is a news resource for planners - lots of blogs and articles written by planners for other planners - usually touches on interesting and timely issues.
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CityLab Blog
CITYLAB is a blog associated with the Atlantic Monthly. Richard Florida is a regular contributor. The articles and GIS mapping posted here daily are relevant to a variety of subjects of concern to urbanists and students of planning.
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Raleigh Planning
The City of Raleigh Planning Department website has a large amount of local information about planning issues that affect the city - also links to GIS resources and datafiles that may be useful.
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American Planning Association
APA is the professional planners association - there you can find a wide variety of information on nation-wide planning issues, legislation, etc.
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Examples of Excellent Papers:
Class Presentations:
Class presentations will be posted here after class for your reference.
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Links:
What is Planning? (American Planning Association) A Brief History of City Planning (CityLab - The Atlantic Monthly) 10 Diagrams That Changed City Planning (Spur.com) Plannersweb (News and information for citizen planners) Form-based codes (Plannersweb) The Livable Streets Five-in Five Raleigh Downtown Plan (City of Raleigh) Experience It! The current Downtown Plan (City of Raleigh) 8/80 Cities (web site) Important Urbanists (CityLab) NCSU Resources on Plagiarism NCSU Writing Resources Shall I build a house after the war? 1944 pamphlet for prospective homebuyers and housing decision-makers after WWII Climate Change and US Cities (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy) Urban Planning for Climate Change (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy) Raleigh Comprehensive Plan (City of Raleigh) An Appalachian Trail - A Project in Regional Planning (Appalachian Trail Conservancy) Landmark NC Legal Cases - NC Citizen Planner Training Program Transportation Planning - NC Citizen Planner Training Program Aesthetic Regulations - NC Citizen Planner Training Program Planning in NC - NC Citizen Planner Training Program |
Videos:
The Next 50: Daniel Burnham Forum
Frederick Law Olmsted - Designing America Olmsted's Buffalo Park System - PBS NCSU College of Design Leader's Council discussion about emerging trends in the profession. (you might want to scroll in about an hour to get to the good stuff) New Urbanism 101 (Andres Duany) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
