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Library Guides

• Maps and Mapping
• Sources of Demographic Data on the Web
• GIS at Bierce Library

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Article Indexes and Abstracts

• Journal of Planning Literature/ Bierce Index HT391 .J681
• Sage Urban Studies Abstracts/ Bierce Index HT51 .S24
• ABI/INFORM Global
• GeoBASE
• Periodical Abstracts
• See the list of Article Indexes and Databases for more selections.

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Journals

• American City
• Annals of Regional Science
• Cities
• Environment & Planning
• Environments
• International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
• Journal of the American Planning Association
• Planning: For the Natural and Built Environment
• Progress in Planning
• Town Planning Review
• Urban Affairs Review
• Urban Land
  
  
• Browse ZipLINK for a list of electronic journals subscribed to by the University of Akron Libraries.
• Browse ZipLINK for a list of OhioLINK electronic journals.

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Full-Text Books

• netLibrary - you will need to create an account to be able to "check out" eBooks.

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Bibliographies

• The History of Urban and Regional Planning: An Annotated Bibliography/ Bierce Ref Z5942 .S93
• The Ideal City: Theory and Practice: An Annotated Bibliography/ Bierce Ref Z5942 .C682 no.227
• Information Sources in Urban and Regional Planning: A Directory and Guide to Reference Material/ Bierce Ref HT165.5 .D846 1994
• Neotraditional Developments, the New Urbanism/ Bierce Ref Z5942 .C682 no.322
• Urban Planning: A Guide to Reference Sources/ Bierce Ref Z5942 .C682 no.235

• Search ZipLINK for bibliographies in our collection by subject:
  • City Planning-Bibliography
  • Regional Planning-Bibliography

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Reference Resources (Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.)

• Encyclopedia of Urban Planning/ Bierce Ref HT166 .E5
• Environmental Planning: A Condensed Encyclopedia/ Bierce Ref HC79 .E5 G52
• Methods of Planning Analysis: A Bibliography and Reference Guide Bierce Ref Z5942 .C682 no.81
• New Illustrated Book of Development Definitions/ Bierce HT167 .M683 1993

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Internet Resources

• American Planning Association
• Cyburbia
• Rural Planning: Orton Family Foundation
• PlannersWeb
• Sierra Club Sprawl Index
• Smart Growth Online
• The Urban Institute: A Nonpartisan Economic and Social Policy Research Organization
• To Urban Land Institute
• The Atlanta Regional Commission - Metropolitan Planning Organization for the 10-County Atlanta Ga Region
• City of Austin Development
• Denver Regional Council of Governments Home Page
• System for Conservation Planning
• City of Akron Department of Planning & Urban Development
• Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina Counties
• Medina County Planning Commission Home Page
• Stark County Regional Planning Commission Homepage

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Images and Other Media

• LandSAT 7 Satellite Image Server - an OhioLINK resource
• Search MediaNet for Audio Visual resources at Bierce Library

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Associations and Professional Organizations

• American Planning Association
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

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UA Dept. of Geography & Planning

• University of Akron Dept. of Geography & Planning
• University of Akron Geography & Planning Student Organization

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Librarian for Geography & Planning

• Subject Librarian - P. Linberger

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