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Asphalt Nation
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This book by Jane Holtz Kay examines how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape, and how we can fight back.
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Common Sense
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Online collection of published essays on land use planning, the environment, development and the no-growth movement by Richard Carson.
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Principles of Urban Structure
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Online book by Nikos A. Salingaros, a collaborator of Christopher Alexander, offers a new understanding of urban structure based on recent scientific developments in complexity theory and fractals.
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Downtown Research and Development Center
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Offers newsletters and books on topics including economic development, downtown promotion programs, transportation and parking, and organization and management.
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The Town Paper
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Publications about urbanism and town design for public outreach, reporting and educational debate. Includes an archive of articles and links to traditional neighborhood developments.
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Land Development Today
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A monthly online magazine developed for land development industry professionals and features articles on surveying, civil design, landscape and irrigation design, and current technology.
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Los Angeles Studies: The Emergence of a Specialty Field
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Toric Monahan reviews research on Los Angeles; article from the journal City and Society [PDF format].
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Brookings Institution Press Online Library
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Full-text versions of books on urban affairs.
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Spaces of Uncertainty
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A multimedia publication, site, and exhibition on the nature of contemporary urban space.
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The Next American City
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A magazine by a new generation of urban leaders and thinkers that asks how cities, through design, policy, and entrepreneurship, can remain economically competitive while addressing critical environmental and social issues.
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The Planning Report
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A guide to managed growth in Southern California.
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Berkeley Planning Journal
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A peer-reviewed journal published annually by the graduate students of the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley.
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CreativeClass.org
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Richard Florida's "The Rise of the Creative Class" examines creativity and its effects on economic development.
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EcoIQ Magazine on Land Use
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Selected articles and editorials on urban issues.
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Urban Documents
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Subscription based service offering reports and research generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies.
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Critical Planning
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Student-run journal published since 1993 by the UCLA Department of Urban Planning. Serves as a forum to debate issues that impact cities and regions, particularly in the context of planning and policy making.
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Posturbanism
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An introduction and exploration into the concept of posturbanism.
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New Urban News
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Newsletter covering new urbanism: smart growth, livable communities, and traditional neighborhood development.
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Terrain
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A journal of the built and natural environments, featuring articles, essays, editorials, poetry, fiction, artwork, and the "UnSprawl" case studies.
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City of Bits
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Architecture professor William J. Mitchell examines architecture and urbanism in the context of the digital telecommunications revolution and proposes working to create digital environments for the kinds of lives that we want to lead.
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Planning and Markets
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Electronic journal dedicated to the study of planned interventions versus market approaches.
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An Inquiry into Post-War New Towns in Britain
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A study examining the successes and failures of British New Towns built in the immediate post-war period.
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New Village Journal
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A magazine that documents enlightened leadership in community planning, development, and renewal.
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Open House International
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Journal focusing on improving the built environment and the decision-making processes that influence its development. Includes abstracts, notes, history, and subscription information.
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Planning Forum
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Journal published by the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin. Includes abstracts and full articles, back issues, submission guidelines, and subscription information.
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The Western Planner
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Magazine published eight times a year for an audience in twelve western states.
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City Journal
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Quarterly magazine communicating innovative ideas about restoring the quality of life to America's cities.
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California Planning & Development Report
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Independent monthly newsletter covering planning and development news in the state.
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Radical Urban Theory
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Writings on the modern urban condition.
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Sidewalks in the Kingdom
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Readings, links, and discussions for Christian New Urbanists.
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New Village Press
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Publisher of original cross-disciplinary books on community building for professionals and activists.
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Environment and Urbanization
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Semiannual journal focuses on urban and environmental issues, with an emphasis on Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Includes archives, abstracts, subscription information, and submission guidelines.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
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Quartery publication of the American Society of Civil Engineers covers civil engineering applications in urban planning.
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The Planning Report
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A newsletter reporting on managed growth in southern California. Requires subscription.
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Urban Documents
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Regularly published guide to the reports and research that are generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.
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