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Resources for urban planning

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

I got a question today from someone doing research on the basics of urban planning.  Here are some resources that I would recommend for researching the topic of urban planning, city planning, or urban renewal.

Encyclopedia articles

Gale Virtual Reference Library  (http://www.library.ohiou.edu/find/dictencyc.html , first link at the top of that page) When the Database opens, just search for urban planning, and you get some good encyclopedia articles from multiple sources.

Journals, magazines, and trade publications

The links below will take you to the record in Alice, our online catalog, where you will need to open the individual journals and search for topics, or simply browse issues.  You might also search in the publications for things like “trends”.

Associations and other websites

American Planning Association

Photo Courtesy of Sebastian Nieldlich on Flickr.

1. Gale Virtual Reference Library (http://www.library.ohiou.edu/find/dictencyc.html , first link at the top of that page)

a. When the Database opens, just search for urban planning, and you get some good encyclopedia articles from multiple sources.

2. Some specific journals, magazines, and trade publications. You will need to open the individual journals and search for topics, or simply browse issues. You might also search in the publications for things like “trends”.

a. Journal of Urban Planning and Development http://alice.library.ohiou.edu/record=b3723369~S1

b. Landscape and Urban Planning http://alice.library.ohiou.edu/record=b3723536~S1

c. Journal of Urban Design http://alice.library.ohiou.edu/record=b3723365~S1

d. City http://alice.library.ohiou.edu/record=b3717354~S1

e. Cities http://alice.library.ohiou.edu/record=b3717352~S1

f. Environment and Planning http://alice.library.ohiou.edu/record=b3719173~S1

g. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research http://alice.library.ohiou.edu/record=b3721313~S1

h. International Planning Studies http://alice.library.ohiou.edu/record=b3721340~S1

Keep ‘em coming

Monday, January 11th, 2010

busynight

I started working this evening at 6:00 P.M. and it is now 7:30.  This is what the last hour-and-a-half has looked like.  It’s been a whole lot of fun answering tons of business questions.  Keep the questions coming!!  I’m here until 10.

CO2 Pricing Permits Data for the European Union

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Question

I received the question from a patron on September 10, 2009:

“i am looking for CO2 permits prices per ton (EU Markets) or (EU Stock exchange markets)data from 2005 up to date if possible. what i am looking for looks like prices $ per ton CO2 in monthly basis.”

Answer

Keywords

European Union, cap and trade, carbon dioxide, carbon offset, carbon offsets

via CO2 Pricing Permits Data for the European Union – Biz Wiki.

Statistics of military casualties

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

While working the desk this morning, I had a patron call asking for the total casualties of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.  I had answered this question some time ago, but I forgot exactly where I found the answer. 

The statistics can be found on the Department of Defense website.  On the left side of the page is information for “Special Interest,” which includes a link to the Causality Reports (PDF).