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Development Report - Independent monthly newsletter covering planning and development news in the state.
Meta Description: [ California Planning & Development Report is regarded as the authoritative periodical on planning and development issues - required reading for planners, land-use lawyers, developers, environmentalists, citizen activists, and others interested and involved in the process of planning and developmen... ]

Archis - A bi-monthly magazine on architecture, city, and visual culture. Includes an archive of feature articles. [in Dutch and English]
Meta Description: [ Volume is een tijdschrift voor architectuur, stad en beeldcultuur. Archis is a magazine for architecture, city and visual culture. Archis online is een onafhankelijk platform voor reflectie, provocatie, documentatie en creatie. Archis online is an independent platform on reflection, documentation... ]

Asphalt Nation - This book by Jane Holtz Kay examines how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape, and how we can fight back.

404 Berkeley Planning Journal - A peer-reviewed journal published annually by the graduate students of the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley.

404 Brookings Institution Press Online Library - Full-text versions of books on urban affairs.

City Journal - Quarterly magazine communicating innovative ideas about restoring the quality of life to America's cities.
Meta Description: [ A quarterly magazine created to communicate to a broad and influential audience innovative ideas about restoring the quality of life to America's cities. ]

500 City of Bits - 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.

Common Sense - Online collection of published essays on land use planning, the environment, development and the no-growth movement by Richard Carson.
Meta Description: [ COMMON SENSE is a collection of published essays by a contrarian planner about land use planning, citizen involvement and the no growth movement. ]

CreativeClass.org - Richard Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class examines creativity and its effects on economic development.

Critical Planning - 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.

Downtown Research and Development Center - Offers newsletters and books on topics including economic development, downtown promotion programs, transportation and parking, and organization and management.
Meta Description: [ Newsletters, books, and free online resources on downtown revitalization, and community and economic development for downtowns, BIDs, main street communities and others ]

EcoIQ Magazine on Land Use - Selected articles and editorials on urban issues.

Environment and Urbanization - 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.

500 Journal of Urban Planning and Development - Quartery publication of the American Society of Civil Engineers covers civil engineering applications in urban planning.

Land Development Today - A monthly online magazine developed for land development industry professionals and features articles on surveying, civil design, landscape and irrigation design, and current technology.
Meta Description: [ Sustainable Land Development Today Online, ]

Los Angeles Studies: The Emergence of a Specialty Field - Toric Monahan reviews research on Los Angeles; article from the journal City and Society [PDF format].

Metropolis Magazine - Metropolis examines contemporary life through design, architecture, interior design, product design, graphic design, crafts, planning, and preservation.
Meta Description: [ Metropolis examines contemporary life through design--architecture, interior design, product design, graphic design, crafts, planning, and preservation. Subjects range from the sprawling urban environment to intimate living spaces to small objects of everyday use. In looking for why design happen... ]

New Urban News - Newsletter covering new urbanism: smart growth, livable communities, and traditional neighborhood development.

New Village Journal - A magazine that documents enlightened leadership in community planning, development, and renewal.
Meta Description: [ welcome to new village, the journal of enlightened leadership in community planning, development, and revitalization. new village is published by the national organization ar... ]

New Village Press - Publisher of original cross-disciplinary books on community building for professionals and activists.
Meta Description: [ New Village Press publishes books about grassroots community development and social change ]

Open House International - Journal focusing on improving the built environment and the decision-making processes that influence its development. Includes abstracts, notes, history, and subscription information.

Planning and Markets - Electronic journal dedicated to the study of planned interventions versus market approaches.
Meta Description: [ Planning and Markets is a fully-refereed international journal that is entirely electronic, and is devoted to the study of planned interventions versus market approaches. Our Editorial Board welcomes contributions on both sides of this issue. ]

Planning Forum - Journal published by the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin. Includes abstracts and full articles, back issues, submission guidelines, and subscription information.

Posturbanism - An introduction and exploration into the concept of posturbanism.

Principles of Urban Structure - 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.

Radical Urban Theory - Writings on the modern urban condition.
Meta Description: [ Radical Urban Theory is a collection of writings about the modern condition in America and cities. Authors represented include City Quartz author Mike Davis, Matt Jalbert, Anthony Platt, Christopher Leo and others. Contributions welcome. ]

Sidewalks in the Kingdom - Readings, links, and discussions for Christian New Urbanists.
Meta Description: [ Sidewalks in the Kingdom: Network of New Christian Urbanists, Resources for Christian New Urbanists ]

500 Spaces of Uncertainty - A multimedia publication, site, and exhibition on the nature of contemporary urban space.

Terrain - A journal of the built and natural environments, featuring articles, essays, editorials, poetry, fiction, artwork, and the UnSprawl case studies.
Meta Description: [ Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments is a twice yearly literary and technical journal featuring the Web's best poetry, essays, fiction, articles, editorials, reviews, artwork, case studies, and more about our built and natural environments. ]

The Next American City - 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.
Meta Description: [ A not-for-profit organization founded by a new generation of urban thinkers and leaders to explore the transformation of America's cities and suburbs, examining how and why our built environment, economy, society and culture are changing. ]

The Planning Report - A guide to managed growth in Southern California.

The Town Paper - Publications about urbanism and town design for public outreach, reporting and educational debate. Includes an archive of articles and links to traditional neighborhood developments.
Meta Description: [ Publications about town and neighborhood design for charrettes, news reporting and education. Includes an article archive and links to traditional neighborhood developments. ]

The Western Planner - Magazine published eight times a year for an audience in twelve western states.

Urban Documents - 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.