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Urban Planning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the use of land, protection and use of the environment, public welfare, and the design of the urban environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_planning
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Strange, Beautiful, and Unexpected: Planned Cities Seen From Space - Wired
Most planned cities probably aren't built with the view from space in mind, but some of them create incredible patterns on the landscape that can only be truly appreciated from above. Planned cities are laid out all at once and built from scratch.
http://www.wired.com/2012/11/planned-cities-from-space
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The Evolution of Urban Planning in 10 Diagrams - CityLab
A new exhibit from the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association showcases the simple visualizations of complex ideas that have changed how we live.
http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/11/evolution-urban-planning-10-diagrams/3851/
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A Conversation With Julian Castro, Secretary Of The Department Of Housing And Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development was established in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty. Today, the number of Americans living in high-poverty areas is on the rise. That's a trend Barack President Obama wants to reverse.
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-08-17/a-conversation-with-julian-castro-secretary-of-housing-and-urban-development
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Urban-Development Legends
Grand theories do little to revive cities.
http://www.city-journal.org/2011/21_4_urban-development.html
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development administers programs that provide housing and community development assistance. The Department also works to ensure fair and equal housing opportunity for all.
https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
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Sustainable Urban Development
Urban development should be guided by a sustainable planning and management vision that promotes interconnected green space, a multi-modal transportation system, and mixed-use development. Diverse public and private partnerships should be used to create sustainable and livable communities that protect historic, cultural, and environmental resources.
https://www.asla.org/sustainableurbandevelopment.aspx
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Urban Development - Data
Cities can be tremendously efficient. It is easier to provide water and sanitation to people living closer together, while access to health, education, and other social and cultural services is also much more readily available. However, as cities grow, the cost of meeting basic needs increases, as does the strain on the environment and natural resources.
http://data.worldbank.org/topic/urban-development
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Urban Development - WorldBank
Today's urban population of about 3.5 billion people is projected to reach 5 billion by 2030, with two-thirds of the global population living in cities. City leaders must move quickly to plan for growth and provide the basic services, infrastructure, and affordable housing their expanding populations need.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/urbandevelopment
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Design Technologies for Self-Organizing Cities
The great polymath Herbert Simon once defined design as "the transformation of existing states to preferred ones." There's a lot packed into that elegant definition, and more questions than answers - but they are the right questions.
http://cityminded.org/design-technologies-for-self-organizing-cities-7100
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American Planning Association
The American Planning Association brings together thousands of people - practicing planners, citizens, elected officials - committed to making great communities happen.
https://www.planning.org
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City Journal
A quarterly magazine created to communicate to a broad and influential audience innovative ideas about restoring the quality of life to America's cities.
http://city-journal.org
