• Favela Bairro - Projeto urbanístico da Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro, vizando integrar a favela com a cidade.
• Urban Institute-Informs public and political debate on urban issues, with publications, journals, reports, and databases.
• American Planning Assoc.-Details on membership and publications of the APA and its professional institute, includes advisory service.
• Canadian Institute of Planners-Comprehensive resources for professionals, including publications, events, career advice, and assistance.
• Canadian Urban Institute-Encourages debate through research, publications, and conferences. Focuses on governance, environment, housing, and urban intensification.
• Center for Urban Affairs-Univ. of Alabama center doing applied research on housing, land use, urban economy for public and private agencies in the Birmingham area
• Habitat II-From the UN's 1996 human settlements conference, includes texts, proceedings, images, and press releases.
• Housing & Urban Development-US government department provides ideas for communities, news, consumer information, and business opportunities.
• Impact of IT on Cities-Describes how information revolution is reshaping commercial real estate, education, retailing, and other elements of the urban fabric.
• Indicators of Urban Sprawl-Factsheet on the symptoms of urban sprawl since the 1940s in the USA. From Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development.
• Intelligent Transportation System-ITS online publication, provides transport enthusiasts with a forum for exchanging ideas. Includes newsbriefs.
• International Downtown Assoc.-Brings public, business, and nonprofit interests into civic partnerships to create diverse, livable urban communities.
• LA: Revisiting the Four Ecologies-Site based on Reyner Banham's famous study of Los Angeles divided in to surfurbia, downtown, foothills and autopia.
• Landscape History-Images accompanying Kenneth Helphand's University of Oregon course on the History of Landscape Architecture.
• Letchworth: The First Garden City-Contemporary news plus historical and photographic tour of Letchworth - Ebenezer Howard's pioneering garden city.
• Maps Of World Cities-Index and links to maps of world cities from Algiers to Istanbul to Shanghai.
• National Civic League-Civic renewal organization with programs to assist community projects, build civic leadership, and foster municipal campaign finance reform.
• National League of Cities-Mission, programs, services, and strategic plan of the NLC, a representative body of small and large municipalities in the US.
• National Urban League-Aims to assist African Americans to achieve social equality and economic self-sufficiency through advocacy and research.
• New Urbanism Lawrence University-Program emphasizing walkability and high density mixed use in urban design. With descriptions of city planners and communities.
• New Urbanism-Simultaneously critical and sympathetic overview of New Urbanism as an alternative to post-war suburban sprawl in American cities.
• New York Skyscrapers-Short profiles of key NYC skyscrapers including Early Century, Art Deco, International, and Postmodern plus information on their architects.
• OneWorld Guides: The City-Aspects of urban life, including cities as superorganisms, and resource management. With articles, images, and news.
• PAIRC-Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center index on urban planning, most with annotated descriptions.
• PlaNet - Planning Network-PlaNet is the European Planning Network for young planners. They offer congresses and seminars for students, plus links and contact details.
• Planners Forum-Encourages dialog among professionals about planning issues. Includes online planning-related information.
• Planning Commissioners Journal-Sample planning news and research articles. With subscription and back issue details.
• Schools & Academic Departments-Extensive links to worldwide study programs for architecture, planning, urban, and regional studies.
• Social Transformations Management-From UNESCO, access to reports, research, and events on multi-culturalism, urban studies, and globalization.
• Time to Rethink Regionalism-Journal article examining the importance of regionalism and decentralization for American urbanism.
• US Conference of Mayors-Surveys the leadership, history, policies, products, and services of the official organization of American cities.
• Urban Design Bibliography-Short bibliography that lists some of the classics of C20th urban design.
• Urban Plans-Profiles of historical (Letchworth 1903, Ruhr 1920, Warsaw 1948, Almere 1977) and contemporary (Berlin, Paris, Randstad, Ruhr) urban plans.
• Urban Policy-Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy researches trends and issues (poverty, jobs) affecting US cities and suburbs.
• Venice: Car-Free City-Venice serves as the model for alternatives to cities organized around the automobile. Site provides detailed design principles and criteria.
• White House: Urban Policy-Recent documents from the White House on urban policy and issues.
• alt.planning-Newgroup discussing a broad range of urban planning issues, particularly for students and professionals.

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