This list of resources is designed to help you get started with your research in Urban Studies and Planning. Keep in mind that this is an interdisciplinary topic which includes architecture, environmental science, geography, public administration, and sociology. If your research focuses on any of these areas, you should consult their specific Research Guides. For information about Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University, see the School of Urban Studies and Planning Web site.
To find articles in journals, magazines, or newspapers, you will need to use one of the Library's print indexes or article databases. An index or article database will allow you to look for articles by title, by author, or by a few keywords that describe your topic. As Urban Studies & Planning is an interdisciplinary area, what databases and indexes you use will depend on your particular topic. For example, social issues might be addressed in Social Work Abstracts or Sociological Abstracts. Topics related to the history of urban planning might be found in America History and Life. The following list is just a selection of the databases that might be relevant, and you may find additional databases to be of use to you.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) Public affairs, public and social policies, international relations - journal articles, books, government documents, statistics, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, microfiche, Internet material, etc.More Info...
TRID (Transportation Research Board database) TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. TRID combines records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre's International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database.More Info...
ULI Development Case Studies Case studies describing the development process of projects that are both innovative in their markets and financially successful. Resource limited to 3 concurrent users. Please close your browser when finished. More Info...
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Business Source Premier Provides full text and citations to scholarly articles on all aspects of business, management, company profiles, and country information.More Info...
CQ Library Contains full text of CQ Researcher reports, CQ Weekly (bills and legislative actions)as well as reference works on politics, commerce, and the U.S. Congress.More Info...
CQ Researcher Offers reports on key issues in the U.S.Congress from 1923 to the present. Includes a searchable archive by keyword, date, or subject.More Info...
Daily Journal of Commerce Covers construction news, real estate, urban planning, energy, and transportation news for the greater Portland, Oregon metro area.More Info...
EconLit Citations and abstracts of journals, books, dissertations, and working papers on economics.More Info...
Energy Information Administration (EIA) The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. Our mission is to provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.More Info...
Geobase Citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature of geography, geology, ecology, and international development.More Info...
LexisNexis Academic Universe Full text sources, including: regional, national and international newspapers; business, legal, and medical publications; and government documents.More Info...
ReferenceUSA Profiles on companies, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and government agencies.More Info...
Oregon Sustainable Community Digital Library The Oregon Sustainable Community Digital Library is a central online repository of key urban planning documents on the Portland Metropolitan area. It includes literature, planning reports, digital images, maps, RLIS (Regional Land Information System) geographical data, and more. More Info...
Extensive collection of streaming video of educational films and video segments in the Humanities & Social Sciences; Business & Economics; Science & Mathematics; Health & Medicine; Technical Education; Family & Consumer Sciences; Careers & Job Search and Guidance & Counseling. Click on the "CC" icon on the right side of the player to view captions. More Info...
JSTOR Contains historical backfiles of full text articles from major research journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.More Info...
New York Times New York Times (Final NYC Edition) full text articles via Lexis Nexis Academic Universe.More Info...
The list below is a selection of online journals that focus on the topic of Urban Studies and Planning. Only those journals for which we have an ongoing subscription are listed; older issues of other titles can be found by searching ViKAT. It is important to remember that articles related to Urban Studies and Planning topics may be found in the literature of other disciplines. For example, if your research focuses on transportation planning, you should explore journals specifically related to that field. Our collection includes journals that are available in print, print and online, and online only. The online journals require authentication for off-campus use. Only the most current online subscription is linked. Check Full Text Sources to determine the complete extent of our online subscriptions.
