Research Guide for Urban Studies and Planning
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Reference resources provide excellent background/overview information and are a great place to begin your research. They frequently contain articles written by experts for a general audience. Most of these tools include indexes that indicate the scope of coverage of a topic and help pinpoint articles in which a concept will be discussed. Sources for further reading are usually included.

Architectural theory and criticism, urban design theory, architectural history
Z5941 .A7 1991 | 2nd Floor Reference

Classics in Planning

Social Planning, volume 1
HN28.S615 2006 | 2nd Floor Reference
Planning Models, volume 2
HT391.P426 2006 | 2nd Floor Reference
Public Facilities Planning, volume 3
HT 391. P83 2006 | 2nd Floor Reference
Regional Planning, volume 4
HT391.R3358 2007 | 2nd Floor Reference

Land Use Planning, volume 6
HD108.6.L367 2006 | 2nd Floor Reference

Transportation Planning, volume 7

Environmental Planning, volume 8

 

 

 

Classics in Transport Analysis

Maritime Transport, volume 1
HE571 .M374 2002 | 2nd Floor Reference
Air Transport, volume 2
HE9762 .A38 2002 | 2nd Floor Reference
Railways, volume 3
HE1031 .R135 2002 | 2nd Floor Reference
Transport Infrastructure, volume 4
HC79.C3 .T73 2002 | 2nd Floor Reference
Transport Logistics, volume 5
HE199.A2 T685 2002 | 2nd Floor Reference
Transport and Information Systems, volume 6
HE151 .T634 2003 | 2nd Floor Reference
The Automobile, volume 7
HE5623 .A68 2003 | 2nd Floor Reference
Urban Transport, volume 8
HE305 .U685 2003 | 2nd Floor Reference

Encyclopedia of community : from the village to the virtual world
HM756 .E53 2003 | 2nd Floor Reference

Encyclopedia of Housing
HD 7287 .E53 1998 | 2nd Floor Reference

Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs
HT123 .E5 1998 | 2nd Floor Reference

Encyclopedia of Urban Culture
HT 108.5 .E53 2002 (vols. 1-4) | 2nd Floor Reference

Funding sources for community and economic development : a guide to current sources for local programs and projects
HN90 .C6 F85 | 2nd Floor Reference

Handbook of urban studies
HT151 .H318 2001 | 3rd Floor

Information sources in urban and regional planning : a directory and guide to reference materials
Z5942 .D87 1994 | 2nd Floor Reference

The latest illustrated book of development definitions
HT167 .M683 2004 | 2nd Floor Reference

A planner's dictionary
NA9108 .A545 no. 521/522 | 2nd Floor Reference

Transport logistics
HE199.A2 T685 2002 | 2nd Floor Reference




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