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Big Box Reuse
Julia Christensen studies and explores how communities reuse empty big box buildings. Case studies, articles, and presentation schedule.
http://www.bigboxreuse.com/
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Planning and Regulatory Services Online (PARSOL)
National United Kingdom program providing planning and regulatory standards, toolkits, specifications, schemas, and systems for use by local governments.
http://www.parsol.gov.uk/
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Resource for Urban Design Information
Multimedia resource for teaching, research, and professional activity in urban design and its related disciplines.
http://www.rudi.net/
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The Social Life of Cities
A collection of photo essays illustrating aspects of public space, collective memory, urban design, and architecture.
http://www.wfu.edu/sociology/sociallifeofcities/
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Think
An annual conference at ExCeL London about sustainability in the built environment.
http://www.think08.co.uk/
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The Mayors' Institute on City Design
Works to transform mayors into advocates for good design by hosting symposiums on urban design.
http://www.micd.org/
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Legal Information Institute: Land Use Law
An overview provided by the Cornell Law School.
http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/Land_use
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Planning Resource
UK planning portal. Includes news, employment, appeals, education, documents, consultants directory, and forum.
http://www.planningresource.co.uk//
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PlannersWeb
Topical material on zoning ordinances, land use, comprehensive plans, master plans, subdivision regulation, transportation, housing, urban design, takings-property rights, and the impacts on cities and towns.
http://pcj.typepad.com/
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User Based City
Blog exploring the possibility of a user based city, one that is not planned from above but grows from the bottom.
http://userbasedcity.blogspot.com/
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